Ivan Sirakov

Ivan Sirakov (Bulgarian: Иван Сираков) (born January 2, 1988) is a Bulgarian orienteering competitor from Veliko Tarnovo, who has competed for Bulgaria at two World Orienteering Championships, in 2007 and in 2008. He earned a bronze medal at the Junior World Orienteering Championships.

Ivan Sirakov

Sirakov at JWOC 2007
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  Bulgaria
Junior World Championships
2007 Dubbo Sprint

Junior career

Sirakov competed at the 2007 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Dubbo, where he received a bronze medal in sprint, finishing 24 seconds behind the winner.[1][2][3] This was the first medal for Bulgaria in the history of junior world orienteering championships.[4][5]

He finished 7th in the relay with the Bulgarian team.[1][2]

Senior career

He represented Bulgaria at the World Orienteering Championships in Kyiv in 2007, where the Bulgarian relay team finished 18th.[2][6]

While still being a junior, he competed at the senior world championships in Olomouc in 2008, where he missed the sprint final by only one second in the qualifications.[2][7]

Awards

Sirakov was voted Veliko Tarnovo's sportsperson of the year 2007.[8]

See also

References
  1. JWOC 2007 AUS – Dubbo, Australia, 8-13 July 2007 Archived 20 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine – International Orienteering Federation (Retrieved on July 15, 2008)
  2. "Profile: Ivan Sirakov" – World of O Runners (Retrieved on July 15, 2008)
  3. (in Bulgarian) Сираков: Световна сила сме! – Sportni.bg (Retrieved on July 15, 2008)
  4. Kral, Svensson take first honours at JWOC – Orienteering Australia (Retrieved on July 15, 2008)
  5. JWOC 2007 – Sprint distance – I-OL.nl (Retrieved on July 15, 2008)
  6. WOC 2007 UKR – Kyiv, Ukraine, 18-26 August 2007 Archived 17 June 2007 at Archive.today – International Orienteering Federation (Retrieved on July 15, 2008)
  7. Results – Sprint Qualification (men) – WOC 2008 by Cez group Olomouc/10–20 July – Czech Republic (Retrieved on July 15, 2008)
  8. (in Bulgarian) Иван Сираков е спортист №1 на В. Търново – Darik News (Retrieved on July 15, 2008)


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