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 |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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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 |
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 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m T13 | Heat 1 | 2011-01-23 | 3 | |
Men's 100 m T13 | Final | 2011-01-24 | 4 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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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 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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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 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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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 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 100 m T13 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-08 | 3 | |
Men's 100 m T13 | Final Round | 2016-09-09 | 7 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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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 |