Emil Milev

Olympic medal record
Shooting
Representing  Bulgaria
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta rapid fire pistol

Emil Milev (Bulgarian: Емил Милев; born 2 May 1968) is a former Bulgarian sport shooter, and currently a sport shooter for the United States, who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he, competed for the US, finishing in 13th place.[2][3]

By qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol men’s event, Milev became the second U.S. Olympic shooter ever to qualify for six games.[4]

In September 2017, Milev was hired as the head coach for The Ohio State University Pistol Team.[5]

Competition History[6]

  • 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
  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emil Milev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Olympics | Olympic Games, Medals, Results & Latest News". Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
  3. ^ "25 m rapid fire pistol". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  4. ^ Pedersen, Adrienne (2016-07-05). "Tampa teacher heading to Olympics for 6th time". WFLA. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  5. ^ "Tanoue Director of Shooting Sports, Milev Named Pistol Coach". 2017-09-20. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  6. ^ "Emil Milev | USA Shooting". www.usashooting.org. Retrieved 2016-07-05.