Daniel Petrov
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| Full name | Даниел Божинов Петров | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Bulgarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 1971 Varna |
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| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Light Flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Slavia Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Bozhilov Petrov (born 8 September 1971 in Varna) is a Bulgarian boxer. He won a silver medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and a gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 in the category Light Flyweight.
Petrov began his career in Varna, Bulgaria, but then went to Slavia (Sofia). He became a champion of the country several times. In 1993 he captured the European title in Bursa, Turkey. Two years later he won the world title at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, Germany, followed by the European title a year later in Vejle, Denmark.
Olympic results
1992
- Defeated Nelson Dieppa (Puerto Rico) 10-7
- Defeated Song Chol (North Korea) RSC 3 (1:09)
- Defeated Pál Lakatos (Hungary) 17-8
- Defeated Jan Quast (Germany) 15-9
- Lost to Rogelio Marcelo (Cuba) 10-20
1996
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Nshan Munchyan (Armenia) 11-5
- Defeated Somrot Kamsing (Thailand) 18-6
- Defeated Oleg Kiryukhin (Ukraine) 17-8
- Defeated Mansueto Velasco (Philippines) 19-6
Gold Medal Controversy
The gold medal match was hailed as "The Robbery in Atlanta". Velasco would hit Petrov with telling blows, and the scores would be counted for Petrov. The Bulgarian, who was barely throwing any punches, was on a joy ride to an Olympic gold medal. It appeared that the judges were pressing the buttons on their electronic scoring equipment for the wrong boxer. The Bulgarian was still awarded the gold medal despite the numerous protests.
References
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian boxers
- Flyweight boxers
- Olympic boxers of Bulgaria
- Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria
- Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria
- People from Varna
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Male boxers
