Svilen Aldinov Rusinov ( bg, Свилен Алдинов Русинов; born February 29, 1964 in

Teteven Teteven ( bg, Тетевен, ) is a town on the banks of the Vit river, at the foot of Stara Planina mountain in north central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the Teteven Municipality which is a part of Lovech Province. As of Decembe ...

) is a

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, who twice competed at the

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for his native country. He won a

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in the super

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division (+ 91 kg) at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992.

Olympic results

1988 *1st round bye *Lost to

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(Poland) 0-5 1992 *1st round bye *Defeated István Szikora (Hungary) 12-4 *Defeated

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(Germany) 8-5 *Lost to Richard Igbineghu (Nigeria) 7-9

Pro career

Rusinov turned pro in 1999 and fought only one fight, which he won, before retiring.

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