Tsvetan Tsvetkov

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Tsvetan Tsvetkov
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NationalityBulgarian
Born (1954-01-23) 23 January 1954 (age 65)
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Sport Boxing

Tsvetan Tsvetkov (born 23 January 1954) is a Bulgarian boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Tsvetan Tsvetkov Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 21 December 2018.