Galin Kostadinov ( bg, Галин Костадинов; born December 24, 1979, in

Dobrich Dobrich ( bg, Добрич ; ro, Bazargic, tr, Hacıoğlu Pazarcık) is the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, 9th most populated city in Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Dobrich Province and the capital of the region of Southern Dobr ...

) is a retired

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n shot putter. He represented his nation

, as a 35-year-old, in the shot put at the

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, and also trained as a member of the athletics squad for the sport club Dobrudzha in his native

under his coach and mentor Ivan Petrov. In 2006, Kostadinov threw a personal best of 20.10 metres to seal the twenty-fifth spot in men's shot put at the

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. Kostadinov qualified for the Bulgarian squad in the men's shot put at the

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. Earlier in the process, he eclipsed a B-standard entry mark of 20.02 metres from the European Cup Series in

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. Held inside the renowned

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, Kostadinov launched a satisfying 17.75-metre shot on his first attempt in the prelims. Upon receiving two marks short of his first throw, Kostadinov's effort was not enough to put him further to the final round, as he finished only in thirty-seventh out of 39 registered shot putters in the overall standings.

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Profile – Center Sports Bulgaria
1979 births Living people Bulgarian male shot putters Olympic athletes for Bulgaria Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Dobrich European Games competitors for Bulgaria Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games Bulgarian Athletics Championships winners {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub