Dmitry Usagin is a boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

 in Sydney, Australia.

Usagin is best known for winning the bronze medal at 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships

2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Tampere, Finland from May 13 to 21. The 33rd edition of thi bi-annual competition, in which 175 fighters from 34 countries participated this time, was organised by the Tampere Boxing Association, Member of the Finnish Boxing...

 in the Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg) division, alongside Yugoslavia's Nikola Sjekloća

Nikola Sjekloca

Nikola Sjekloca is a Montenegrin Serb boxer representing Serbia at professional boxing.In 2003, he won the bronze medal in the 75 kg category at the 12th Senior World Boxing Championship in Bangkok, Thailand...

. He failed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

, finishing in third place at the 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

The 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Gothenburg, Sweden from April 20 to April 25, 2004. The top two in each weight category gained qualification into the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Medal winners:...

 in Gothenburg, Sweden.