Yoan Kolev

Yoan Kolev
Personal information
Nationality Bulgaria
Born (1991-07-23) 23 July 1991 (age 33)
Varna, Bulgaria
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sailing career
ClassSailboard
ClubYSC Nesebar[1]
CoachYavor Kolev[1]

Yoan Kolev (Bulgarian: Йоан Колев; born 23 July 1991 in Varna) is a Bulgarian windsurfer, who specialized in Neil Pryde RS:X class.[1][2] As of September 2013, he is ranked no. 101 in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation. Kolev also trains for Yavor Sailing Club in Nesebar under his personal coach, mentor, and brother Yavor Kolev.[1]

Kolev competed in the men's RS:X class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He qualified by finishing in fifty-ninth-place at the World Championships in Cadiz, Spain, earning an automatic entry to the Olympics.[3] Entering the opening series with a lackluster performance, Kolev managed to pull off a single top ten finish in the final race, but fell short for a chance to compete in the medal round with a twenty-sixth-place effort and a net score of 207 points.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Yoan Kolev". London 2012 Olympic Games. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yoan Kolev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Йоан Колев спечели втора квота за Лондон" [Yoan Kolev wins second quota for London] (in Bulgarian). Monitor (Bulgaria). 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's RS:X". London 2012 Olympic Games. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.


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