Dmitry Usagin ( bg, Дмитрий Усагин; born January 31, 1978, in Chişinău) is a

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from

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

, who competed for his native country at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

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. Usagin is best known for winning the bronze medal at

2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Tampere, Finland from May 13 to 21. The tournament served as a qualification event for the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII ...

in the Men's Light-Middleweight (– 71 kg) division, alongside Yugoslavia's

Nikola Sjekloća Nikola Sjekloća (born July 10, 1978) is a Serbian-born Montenegrin professional boxer. In 2003, he won the bronze medal in the 75 kg category at the 12th Senior World Boxing Championship in Bangkok, Thailand. He lost to Andy Lee of Limeric ...

. He failed to qualify for the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, finishing in third place at the

3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament The 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Gothenburg, Sweden from April 20 to April 25, 2004. The top two in each weight category gained qualification into the 2004 Summer Olympics. Medal winners Qualified Flyweight ( ...

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1978 births Living people Light-middleweight boxers Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Bulgaria Sportspeople from Chișinău Bulgarian male boxers Naturalised citizens of Bulgaria 20th-century Bulgarian people {{Bulgaria-boxing-bio-stub