Emil Neykov (, born 1 August 2001) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

n rower. He won the gold medal in the single scull at the

2021 European Rowing U23 Championships The 5th European Rowing U23 Championships was the 5th edition and was held from 4 to 5 September 2021 at the Kruszwica regatta course in Kruszwica, Poland. Results Medal summary Men Women References {{reflist European Rowing U23 Ch ...

. The same year he also became World Champion for man under 23 years old. His parents

Svilen Neykov Svilen Emilov Neykov (; b. 14 December 1964) is a Bulgarian rower, rowing coach and former Minister of Physical Education and Sport in Bulgaria from 27 July 2009 to 21 February 2013. He is known for coaching his wife, 2008 Olympic gold medali ...

and

Rumyana Neykova Rumyana Neykova (; born 6 April 1973 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian rower, who competed at five Olympic Games. Biography Neykova competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she won silver in the ...

are also successful rowers. He defeated rower Rastko Ratajac from RC Danubius 1885 at U23 ERCH, which is his, by far, greatest success

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* 2001 births Living people Bulgarian male rowers 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-rowing-bio-stub