Philip Milanov

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Philip Milanov
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Philip Milanov during 2015 European Team Championships First League
Personal information
Born (1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 32)
Bruges, Belgium
Height1,98 m
Weight120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Discus throw
Coached byEmil Milanov
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Discus throw: 67.26 (2016)
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Beijing Discus
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Amsterdam Discus
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Gwangju Discus throw
Updated on 7 May 2016.

Philip Milanov (born 6 July 1991) is a Belgian discus thrower. He is a five-time Belgian champion and the 2015 World University Games champion in men's discus throw.

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Biography

Milanov was born in Bruges, Belgium on 6 July 1991. His father and coach, Emil Milanov, was himself a discus thrower in his native Bulgaria before moving to Belgium in 1989. [1] Philip Milanov won the Belgian junior championship in 2010 with a throw of 54.28 m (1.75 kg), ranking him fourth on the Belgian all-time junior list. [2] In 2011 he represented Belgium at the European Team Championships First League, placing ninth with 54.88 m; at that summer's Belgian championships he was second to Maarten Persoon of the Netherlands but the top Belgian, winning his first national senior title. He repeated as Belgian champion in 2012. [3] [4]

Milanov broke 60 metres for the first time in 2013, setting a Belgian under-23 record of 61.81 m in Vilvoorde and placing fifth at the European U23 Championships in Tampere. [5] He continued to improve in 2014, breaking Jo Van Daele's old Belgian record (64.24 m) by eight centimetres in Lille on 23 February and improving the record further to 66.02 m at the FBK Games in Hengelo on 8 June; he was Belgian champion for the fourth consecutive year (60.57 m) and made his debut in the IAAF Diamond League. [1] [3] Milanov was eliminated in the qualification round at the 2014 European Championships in Zürich; [3] Track & Field News ranked him ninth in the world that year, his first top 10 ranking. [6]

Milanov broke his own Belgian record again in Kessel-Lo on 25 April 2015, throwing 66.43 m and meeting the qualification standard for the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. [7] In July 2015 he won gold with 64.15 m at the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea. [8] He unexpectedly scored his first Diamond League victory two weeks later at the London Grand Prix; in rainy conditions, he threw 65.14 m to defeat a field that included Diamond Race leader Piotr Małachowski of Poland. [9] [10] In August 2015 he broke again his Belgian record and met the qualification standard for the 2016 Olympic Games. [11] On 29 August 2015 at the World Championships in Beijing, where he took silver, Milanov, improved his national record to 66.90 m. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Philip Milanov, Bruggeling met Bulgaarse roots..." (in Dutch). diamondleague.com. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Philip Milanov gaat weg bij OB Brugge". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 19 October 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Philip Milanov at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  4. ↑ "Milanov Philip" (in Dutch). Vlaamse Atletiekliga. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Discuswerper Philip Milanov naar VAC". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "World Rankings — Men's Discus" (PDF). Track & Field News . Retrieved 25 July 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Discuswerper Philip Milanov verbetert eigen BR en heeft WK- en OS-limiet beet". De Standaard (in Dutch). 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Universiade Gwangju: Discuswerper Philip Milanov verovert goud". De Standaard (in Dutch). 11 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Brown, Matthew (24 July 2015). "Hughes provides London's sparkle – IAAF Diamond League". IAAF . Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Kupper jäi Teemantliigal kaheksandaks, võitis Belgia üllatusmees". Õhtuleht (in Estonian). 24 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Discuswerper Milanov verbetert Belgisch record en pakt olympisch ticket". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  12. ↑ Zilver voor Belgische discuswerper Philip Milanov
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