About Daniel Petrov
Daniel Bozhilov Petrov (Bulgarian: Даниел Божилов Петров) (born 8 September 1971 in Varna) is a Bulgarian former boxer. He won a silver medal at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and a gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 in the Light Flyweight category. Petrov began his career in Varna, Bulgaria, but then went to Slavia (Sofia). He became a national champion several times. In 1993 he captured the European title in Bursa, Turkey. Two years later, he won the world title at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, Germany, followed by the European title a year later in Vejle, Denmark.
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