Kolyo Neshev ( bg, Кольо Нешев; born May 30, 1982, in
Kazanlak) is a Bulgarian javelin thrower. He represented
Bulgaria at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
in
Beijing, and competed in the
men's javelin throw. Neshev threw the javelin, with a possible best mark and distance of 66.00 metres, finishing only in thirty-sixth place.
Neshev is also a sixteenth-time national record holder in the javelin throw, with a highest possible achievement of 63.32 metres, having won a gold medal at the 2012 European Winter Throwing Championships in
Sofia.
References
External links
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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
Bulgarian male javelin throwers
Living people
Olympic athletes for Bulgaria
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Kazanlak
1982 births
21st-century Bulgarian people
Bulgarian Athletics Championships winners
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