Mihail Popov (; born 16 April 1976) is a former Bulgarian

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player, and later represented France. He represented

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at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

in the men's singles and doubles event. He now works as a Bulgarian national badminton coach. Popov had won seven Bulgarian National Championships title, 3 in the singles event, and four in the men's doubles event partnered with

Svetoslav Stoyanov Svetoslav Stoyanov () (born 10 July 1976) is a male badminton player originally from Bulgaria, but later competed for France. Stoyanov competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Victoria Wright (badmint ...

. In France, he clinched two times men's doubles

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title in 2004 partnered with Manuel Dubrulle, and in 2007 with Stoyanov.

Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006. ''Men's doubles''

IBF International

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Popov, Mihail 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Sofia French male badminton players Bulgarian male badminton players Olympic badminton players for Bulgaria Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton coaches 20th-century Bulgarian people 20th-century French sportsmen 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen