Manol Atanassov ( bg, Манол Атанасов; born 27 September 1991 in
Plovdiv
Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...
) is a Bulgarian
figure skater
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. He is the 2012
Denkova-Staviski Cup
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bronze medalist and a two-time
Bulgarian national champion. He competed in the final segment at the
2013 European Championships in
Zagreb
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, Croatia.
Atanassov emigrated to the United States at an early age. He started skating in 2003 and began representing Bulgaria in international competition in March 2010, at the
2010 World Junior Championships in
The Hague
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, Netherlands.
Programs
Competitive highlights
References
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_pb_00012584.htm
External links
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Bulgarian male single skaters
1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Plovdiv
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