Emil Milev

{{short description|Bulgarian sports shooter}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = | sport = Shooting sports |disability = |disability_class = | event = | club = | coach = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|5|2|df=y}} | birth_place = Sofia, Bulgaria | death_date = | death_place = | retired= | height = | weight = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{BUL}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver| 1996 Atlanta | rapid fire pistol}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|1994 Milan|25m pistol}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2003 Plzen|25m pistol}} {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalGold|2011 Guadalajara|25m pistol}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2010 Munich|25m pistol team}} }}

'''Emil Milev''' ({{langx|bg|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.<ref name=sref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/emil-milev-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031638/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/emil-milev-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |accessdate=9 July 2012}}</ref> At the 2012 Summer Olympics he, competed for the US, finishing in 13th place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/milev-emil-1131296/|title=Olympics | Olympic Games, Medals, Results & Latest News|access-date=2013-03-23|archive-date=2013-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530165845/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/milev-emil-1131296/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/shooting/25m-rapid-fire-pistol-60-shots-m|title = 25 m rapid fire pistol|date = |accessdate = 30 July 2014|website = www.olympic.org|publisher = IOC|last = |first = }}</ref>

By qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol men’s event, Milev became the second U.S. Olympic shooter ever to qualify for six Games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wfla.com/2016/07/05/tampa-teacher-heading-to-olympics-for-6th-time/|title=Tampa teacher heading to Olympics for 6th time|last=Pedersen|first=Adrienne|date=2016-07-05|website=WFLA|access-date=2016-07-05}}</ref>

In September 2017, Milev was hired as the head coach for The Ohio State University Pistol Team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/c-pistol/spec-rel/092017aaa.html|title=Tanoue Director of Shooting Sports, Milev Named Pistol Coach|date=2017-09-20|access-date=2017-09-24|archive-date=2017-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925083502/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/c-pistol/spec-rel/092017aaa.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Competition History'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usashooting.org/12-the-team/usashootingteam/nationalteam/nationalpistolteam/milev|title=Emil Milev {{!}} USA Shooting|website=www.usashooting.org|access-date=2016-07-05}}</ref> * '''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

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