Vladimir Kolev ( bg, Владимир Колев, born April 18, 1954) is a retired

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and Olympic bronze medalist. He also works as an actor, and has appeared in many American films. At the

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, Canada, he won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division (– 63'5 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual runner-up

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. Two years earlier, at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba, he won the silver medal, after losing to Ayub Kalule from

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in the final.

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