Aleksandar Kostadinov

{{short description|Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler}}

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| fullname = Aleksandar Stoyanov Kostadinov

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| birth_place = Kyustendil, Bulgaria

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| height = 1.60 m

| weight = 55 kg

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| coach = Bratan Tzenov

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{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

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Aleksandar Stoyanov Kostadinov ({{langx|bg|Александър Стоянов Костадинов}}; born July 28, 1988) is an amateur Bulgarian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's featherweight category.{{cite web |title=Aleksandar Stoyanov Kostadinov |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kostadinov-aleksandar-stoyanov-1066604/ |website=London2012.com |publisher=The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited |accessdate=2 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030131356/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kostadinov-aleksandar-stoyanov-1066604/ |archive-date=30 October 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Aleksandar Kostadinov |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/aleksandar-kostadinov-1.html |accessdate=2 January 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216102759/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/aleksandar-kostadinov-1.html |archivedate=16 December 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}} He won a bronze medal for his division at the 2012 European Wrestling Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.{{cite news |last=Abbott |first=Gary |title=2012 Olympic Games preview at 55 kg/121 lbs. in Greco-Roman |url=http://themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=25268 |work=USA Wrestling |publisher=The Mat |date=4 July 2012 |accessdate=2 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815211348/http://themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=25268 |archive-date=15 August 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}} He is also a member of Slavia Litex Wrestling Club in Sofia, and is coached and trained by Bratan Tzenov.

Kostadinov represented Bulgaria at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 55 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out to China's Li Shujin, with a three-set technical score (2–0, 0–2, 0–2), and a classification point score of 1–3.{{cite web |title=Men's 55kg Greco-Roman Round of 16 Final Official |url=http://www.london2012.com/wrestling/event/men-greco-roman-55kg/match=wrm155407/index.html |website=London2012.com |publisher=The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited |accessdate=2 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030131349/http://www.london2012.com/wrestling/event/men-greco-roman-55kg/match=wrm155407/index.html |archive-date=30 October 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}