Georgi Mihalev

Bulgarian swimmer
Georgi Mihalev
Personal information
Born (1968-07-16) July 16, 1968 (age 55)
Burgas, Bulgaria
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke

Georgi Petrov Mihalev (Bulgarian: Георги Петров Михалев; born July 16, 1968) is a retired backstroke swimmer from Bulgaria. He was a member of the Bulgarian National Swimming Team for the period of 1981 to 1994.

Major Achievements

  • Two time European vicechampion for cadets in 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke, Mulhouse - 1983
  • Two time European Champion for cadets in 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke, Luxembourg - 1984
  • Champion of Bulgaria between 1982 - 1993
  • Bulgarian national record holder in men's 50-meter, 100-meter and 200-meter backstroke
  • Many times champion of Balkan games

Event participation

  • Friendship Games (1984) in Moscow
  • 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea and 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain
  • World Swimming Championships - 1986 Madrid, Spain; 1991 Perth, Australia
  • European Championships for cadets and later for men - between 1982 and 1993
  • Balkan Championship Games

References

  • First Bulgarian Swimming Site Archived 2008-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
  • Bulgarian Swimming Sports Federation
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georgi Mikhalev (full name: Georgi Petrov Mikhalev)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.


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