Svetoslav Stoyanov () (born 10 July 1976) is a male

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 originally from

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, but later competed for

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. Stoyanov competed in

badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from 14 August through 21 August. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed do ...

in mixed doubles with partner Victoria Wright. They lost to

Jens Eriksen Jens Dyrløv Eriksen (born 30 December 1969) is a badminton player from Denmark. He competed in four consecutive Olympic Games from 1996 to 2008, and won a mixed doubles bronze medal in 2004 partnered with Mette Schjoldager. At the World Cham ...

and

Mette Schjoldager Mette Schjoldager (born 21 April 1977) is a Danish badminton player from Viby, Roskilde Municipality, on the island of Zealand. Career Schjoldager made her debut at the Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Teamed-up with Ann-Lou Jørgensen, they be ...

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in the round of 32. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with

Erwin Kehlhoffner Erwin Kehlhoffner (born 6 December 1983 in Strasbourg) is a badminton player from France affiliated with ASL Robertsau club. Career In the junior event, he won the national singles title in 2002, and also the doubles titles in 2001 and 2002. K ...

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1976 births Living people Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics French male badminton players Olympic badminton players for France Olympic badminton players for Bulgaria Bulgarian male badminton players 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-badminton-bio-stub