Tervel Zamfirov (; born 22 February 2005) is a Bulgarian

snowboarder Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic ...

specializing in parallel slalom and parallel giant slalom disciplines.

Career

In January 2025, Zamfirov competed at the

2025 Winter World University Games The 2025 FISU Winter World University Games, also known as the XXXII Winter World University Games, or the 32nd Winter Universiade, and commonly known as Turin 2025 or Torino 2025, was a multi-sport event for student and youth athletes, held bet ...

and won a gold medal in the parallel giant slalom event. In March 2025, he represented Bulgaria at the 2025 Snowboarding World Championships and won a gold medal in the

parallel slalom Slalom is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline, involving skiing between poles or gates. These are spaced more closely than those in giant slalom, super giant slalom and downhill, necessitating quicker and shorter turns. Interna ...

event, defeating

Arvid Auner Arvid Auner (born 31 January 1997) is an Austrian snowboarder specializing in parallel slalom. Career In February 2023, Auner represented Austria at the 2023 Snowboarding World Championships and won a silver medal in the parallel slalom event ...

by .40 seconds. He became the first Bulgarian to medal at the

FIS Snowboard World Championships The FIS Snowboarding World Championships is the world championship organized by the FIS for Snowboarding. It was first held in 1996 and is now held every odd year. The championship events include Big air, Halfpipe, Parallel giant slalom, Para ...

Personal life

His younger sister Malena, is also a professional snowboarder.

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* 2005 births Living people Bulgarian male snowboarders Competitors at the 2025 Winter World University Games Medalists at the 2025 Winter World University Games FISU World University Games gold medalists for Bulgaria Winter World University Games medalists in snowboarding {{Bulgaria-snowboarding-bio-stub