Nedelcho Kolev
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Nedelcho Lazarov Kolev ' onMouseout='HidePop("48683")' href="/topics/Kableshkovo">Kableshkovo
) is a Bulgarian Olympic
, European and World Weightlifting Champion. Best known for his success at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
and for his 6 gold medals from world championships in Manila and Havana, Cuba.
Kolev is the father of singer Ruth Koleva.
Kableshkovo
Kableshkovo is a small town in the Pomorie Municipality, Bulgaria. As of 2005 the population is 2 866. A small but modern sports complex of PFC Naftex Burgas is under construction. It will include two football terrains and an attached hotel...
) is a Bulgarian Olympic
Olympic Games
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, European and World Weightlifting Champion. Best known for his success at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
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and for his 6 gold medals from world championships in Manila and Havana, Cuba.
Kolev is the father of singer Ruth Koleva.