Dimitar Gerdzhikov (; born 27 March 1992) is a retired Bulgarian

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. He competed in the

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, where he finished 81st in the

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and 43rd in the

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and was part of the lapped

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, and in

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. His best individual result was 21st place at the

in 2019, and the best relay result was 7th place, achieved in the 2014/15 season. He is engaged to fellow biathlete

Desislava Stoyanova Desislava Stoyanova (; born 10 April 1992) is a retired Bulgarian biathlete. She was born in Berkovitsa. She competed at six Biathlon World Championships between 2011 and 2017, and at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. Her best individual result i ...

, from whom he has one child

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

''0 medals''

World Championships

''0 medals'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.''

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* * * * 1992 births Living people Bulgarian male biathletes Biathletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes for Bulgaria Sportspeople from Smolyan 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-biathlon-bio-stub