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Radoslav Zlatanov

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Bulgaria
Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
T13, F13

Further personal information

Family
Wife Lili, two sons
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Bulgarian

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 2003 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Why this sport?
His school sports teacher introduced him to athletics coach Georgi Nedev.
Club / Team
SC Atletica 2012: Veliko Tarnovo, BUL

International debut

Year
2004
Competing for
Bulgaria
Location
Prague, CZE

General interest

Nicknames
Rado (dnesbg.com, 24 Jul 2017)
Hobbies
Football. (Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning bronze in the T13 long jump at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Apr 2021; Athlete, 07 Nov 2019; bnr.bg, 26 Dec 2019)
Hero / Idol
Bulgarian tennis player Grigor Dimitrov. (Athlete, 07 Nov 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Never give up." (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (bnr.bg, 26 Dec 2019)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T13 Heat 1 6
Men's 200 m T13 Heat 1 6
Men's 4x100 m T11-13 Heat 3 9999
Men's Long Jump F13 Final Round 9
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T13 Heat 2 2
Men's 100 m T13 Final Round 6
Men's 200 m T13 Heat 2 6
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T13 Heat 1 2011-01-23 3
Men's 100 m T13 Final 2011-01-24 4
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T13 Heat 2 2012-08-31 2
Men's 100 m T13 Final Round 2012-09-01 6
Men's Long Jump F13 Final Round 2012-09-01 3
Men's 200 m T13 Heat 2 2012-09-06 9999
IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 200 m T13 Semifinal 2 2013-07-20 8
Men's 200 m T13 Final 1 2013-07-21 9999
Men's Long Jump T13 Final 1 2013-07-21 4
Men's 100 m T13 Semifinal 2 2013-07-24 5
Men's 100 m T13 Final 1 2013-07-25 3
IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Long Jump T13 Final 1 2015-10-22 4
Men's 100 m T13 Heat 3 2015-10-23 6
Men's 100 m T13 Final 1 2015-10-24 5
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T13 Heat 1 2016-09-08 3
Men's 100 m T13 Final Round 2016-09-09 7
World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T13 Final 1 2017-07-16 6
Men's 100 m T13 Heat 1 2017-07-16 7
Men's Long Jump T13 Final 1 2017-07-22 2