Miroslav Kirov
{{short description|Bulgarian freestyle wrestler}}
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| birth_name = Мирослав Стефанов Киров
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| club = Wrestling Club, Russe
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| coach = Jordan Derev
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| worlds = 5th(2015)
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{{Eur3}} (2014)
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{{Medal|Competition| European Championships }}
{{Medal|Silver| 2021 Warsaw | 74 kg }}
{{Medal|Bronze| 2014 Vantaa | 70 kg }}
{{MedalCompetition|Alany Tournament}}
{{MedalBronze|2017 Vladikavkaz|70 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Juniors Championships}}
{{MedalBronze|2011 Bucharest |74 kg}}
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Miroslav Stefanov Kirov is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. He won the silver medal in the men's 74{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland.{{Cite news|last=Shefferd|first=Neil|date=21 April 2021|title=Russia claim three more golds on day three of European Wrestling Championships|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1106954/russia-three-golds-european-wrestling|access-date=22 April 2021}}{{Cite web|title=2021 European Wrestling Championships Results Book|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2021_senior_european_championships.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425200427/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/2021_senior_european_championships.pdf|archive-date=25 April 2021|access-date=25 April 2021|website=United World Wrestling}}
He competed in the 74{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.{{Cite web |title=2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}
Kirov competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.{{Cite web |title=2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408164811/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-date=8 April 2024 |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}} He was eliminated in his third match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.
Achievements
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!Year !Tournament !Venue !Result !Event |
2014
|Vantaa, Finland |align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Freestyle 70{{nbsp}}kg |
2021
|Warsaw, Poland |align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |
References
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External links
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Bulgarian male sport wrestlers
Category:European Wrestling Championships medalists
Category:European Games competitors for Bulgaria
Category:Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games
Category:Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games
Category:21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen
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