What is Mikhail Zhelev?
'''Mikhail Zhelev''' ({{lang-bg|Михаил Желев}}) (15 July 1943 – 5 January 2021) was a [[Bulgaria]]n [[Athletics (sport)|athlete]]. He was born in [[Sliven]], [[Bulgaria]]. He competed in the [[1968 Summer Olympics]], finishing 6th and in the [[1972 Summer Olympics]], finishing 12th.<ref name=sref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zh/mikhail-zhelev-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074127/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zh/mikhail-zhelev-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |accessdate=9 May 2012}}</ref> He won a gold medal at the [[1969 European Athletics Championships|1969]] [[European Athletics Championships]]. Zhelev died on 5 January 2021 at the age of 77.<ref>[https://www.24chasa.bg/sport/article/9379587 На 77 години почина големият лекоатлет Михаил Желев] {{in lang|bg}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhelev, Mikhail}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Long-distance runners]] [[Category:Olympians for Bulgaria]] {{sports-bio-stub}}