Radoslav Zlatanov

Bulgaria

Athletics

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	Unit	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	Unit	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	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	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	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	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