Manol Atanassov (; born 27 September 1991 in
Plovdiv
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) is a Bulgarian
figure skater
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. He is the 2012
Denkova-Staviski Cup bronze medalist and a two-time
Bulgarian national champion. He competed in the final segment at the
2013 European Championships in
Zagreb
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, Croatia.
Atanassov emigrated to the United States at an early age. He started skating in 2003 and began representing Bulgaria in international competition in March 2010, at the
2010 World Junior Championships in
The Hague
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, Netherlands.
Programs
Competitive highlights
References
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_pb_00012584.htm
External links
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Bulgarian male single skaters
1991 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Plovdiv
21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen
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