Emil Milev ( bg, Емил Милев; born 2 May 1968) is a former

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

n sport shooter, and currently a sport shooter for the United States, who competed in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, and in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

he, competed for the US, finishing in 13th place. By qualifying for the

2016 Rio Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro de ...

in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol men’s event, Milev became the second U.S. Olympic shooter ever to qualify for six games. In September 2017, Milev was hired as the head coach for The Ohio State University Pistol Team. Competition History * 2016 Olympian, USA, 25M Rapid Fire Pistol * 2015 Pistol Selection, Silver Medalist * 2015 Spring Selection, Silver Medalist * 2014 World Cup Finals, Fourth Place * 2013 World Cup Finals, Gold Medalist * 2013 World Cup Granada, Bronze Medalist * 2013 National Championship, Gold Medalist * 2012 Olympic Games, 13th Place * 2012 World Cup Milan, 4th Place * 2011 Pan American Games, Gold Medalist * 2011 World Cup Final Wroclaw, 5th Place * 2011 World Cup Munich, Bronze Medalist * 2011 World Cup Sydney, 8th Place * 2011 National Championship, Gold Medalist * 2010 Championships of the Americas, Silver Medalist * 2005 World Cup Fort Benning, Gold Medalist * 2004 Olympic Games Athens, 8th Place * 2003 European Championship Plzen, Silver Medalist * 2003 World Cup Final Milan, Bronze Medalist * 2003 World Cup Munich, Silver Medalist * 2002 World Cup Sydney, Gold Medalist * 2002 World Cup Shanghai, Gold Medalist * 2001 World Cup Atlanta, Silver Medalist * 2001 World Cup Final Munich, Bronze Medalist * 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, 4th Place * 1997 World Cup Havana, Gold Medalist * 1996 World Cup Havana, Gold Medalist * 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Silver Medalist * 1995 World Cup Final Munich, Silver Medalist * 1994 World Championship Milan, Silver Medalist

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Milev, Emil 1964 births Living people Bulgarian male sport shooters American male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters Olympic shooters of Bulgaria Olympic shooters of the United States Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in shooting Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Shooters at the 2015 Pan American Games