Emil Milev Explained
Emil Milev (Bulgarian: Емил Милев; born 2 May 1968) is a former Bulgarian sport shooter, and currently a sport shooter for the United States, who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he, competed for the US, finishing in 13th place.[2] [3]
By qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol men’s event, Milev became the second U.S. Olympic shooter ever to qualify for six games.[4]
In September 2017, Milev was hired as the head coach for The Ohio State University Pistol Team.[5]
Competition History[6]
- 2016 Olympian, USA, 25M Rapid Fire Pistol
- 2015 Pistol Selection, Silver Medalist
- 2015 Spring Selection, Silver Medalist
- 2014 World Cup Finals, Fourth Place
- 2013 World Cup Finals, Gold Medalist
- 2013 World Cup Granada, Bronze Medalist
- 2013 National Championship, Gold Medalist
- 2012 Olympic Games, 13th Place
- 2012 World Cup Milan, 4th Place
- 2011 Pan American Games, Gold Medalist
- 2011 World Cup Final Wroclaw, 5th Place
- 2011 World Cup Munich, Bronze Medalist
- 2011 World Cup Sydney, 8th Place
- 2011 National Championship, Gold Medalist
- 2010 Championships of the Americas, Silver Medalist
- 2005 World Cup Fort Benning, Gold Medalist
- 2004 Olympic Games Athens, 8th Place
- 2003 European Championship Plzen, Silver Medalist
- 2003 World Cup Final Milan, Bronze Medalist
- 2003 World Cup Munich, Silver Medalist
- 2002 World Cup Sydney, Gold Medalist
- 2002 World Cup Shanghai, Gold Medalist
- 2001 World Cup Atlanta, Silver Medalist
- 2001 World Cup Final Munich, Bronze Medalist
- 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, 4th Place
- 1997 World Cup Havana, Gold Medalist
- 1996 World Cup Havana, Gold Medalist
- 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Silver Medalist
- 1995 World Cup Final Munich, Silver Medalist
- 1994 World Championship Milan, Silver Medalist
Notes and References
- https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/emil-milev-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031638/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/emil-milev-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 9 July 2012.
- Web site: Olympics | Olympic Games, Medals, Results & Latest News. 2013-03-23. 2013-05-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20130530165845/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/milev-emil-1131296/. dead.
- Web site: 25 m rapid fire pistol. 30 July 2014. www.olympic.org. IOC.
- Web site: Tampa teacher heading to Olympics for 6th time. Pedersen. Adrienne. 2016-07-05. WFLA. 2016-07-05.
- Web site: Tanoue Director of Shooting Sports, Milev Named Pistol Coach. 2017-09-20. 2017-09-24.
- Web site: Emil Milev USA Shooting. www.usashooting.org. 2016-07-05.
