Andrian Dushev

Andrian Pavlov Dushev ( _bg. Андриан Павлов Душев, born June 6, 1970 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian canoer and former Olympic, world and European medallist.

Republican champion many times during his career he was first called up to the national team of Bulgaria in 1989. In the same year he became a consultant at the “Levsky”-Sofia Sports Club (Canoe-Kayak).

Achievements

1989 - World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria:-K4 - 500m – 3rd place"-bronze medal,K2 - 500m – 4th place,K2 – 1000m – 4th place,K2 – 10000m – 4th place

1990 - World Championships in Poznań, Poland:- K1 – 500m – 7th place

"'1993 World Cup – 2nd place – 340 pointsThe fastest time of 200m in the ICF list"

1995 - World Championships in Duisburg, Germany:-K2 – 500m – 5th place,K2 - 1000m – 4th place,K1 – 200 m 4th place

5th place in the World Cup out of 214 kayak competitors

1996 – the Games of the XXVI Olympiad – USAK2 – 1000m – 3rd place"- bronze medal,K2 – 500 m – 8th place

http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DUSHEAND01

1997 – European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria:-K2 – 1000m – 3rd place" - bronze medal,K2 – 500m – 8th place

1997 - World Championships in Halifax, Canada:-K1 – 200m – 5th place

1999 - European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia:-K4 – 500m – 2nd place" - silver medal,K4 – 1000m – 2nd place" - silver medal,K4 – 200m – 7th place

1999 - World Championships in Milan, Italy:-K4 – 1000 m – 5th place

2000 – European Championships in Poznań, Poland:-K4 – 1000 m – 3rd place" - bronze medal

Between 1989 and 2000 Dushev was an ever-present member of the Bulgarian four-man kayak (K4) crew at European and World Championships.

He was named as one of the 10 best kayak sprinters of Bulgaria of the 20th century. He has received many awards from the President of the Republic of Bulgaria and is a winner of a medal for Olympic service awarded by the Bulgarian Olympic Committee

External links

* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=DUSHEAND01 Olympic database profile]