Yordan Ilinov (; born 28 May 1985) 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 sprinter who specialized in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

. He won the 2005 Balkan Games. He competed at the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 European Championships, but on both occasions only reached the semi-final. His personal best time is 20.65 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in

Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...

. This ranks him third among Bulgarian 200 metres sprinters, only behind

Nikolay Antonov Nikolay Antonov (, born 17 August 1968 in Razgrad) is a retired Bulgarian athlete. He started as a 200 metres sprinter, and won the 1991 World Indoor Championships and 1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships. In 1993 he switched to long jum ...

and

Petko Yankov Petko Yankov (; born 6 October 1977) is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. He competed at the 1999 World Indoor Championships, the 1999 World Championships and the 2000 Olympic Games (both 100 and 200 metres). His ...

. All time best Balkan athletes, men - The Athletics Site He is member of Turkish multisport club Fenerbahçe SK.Athletic race will start at the weekend
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* 1985 births Living people Fenerbahçe athletes Bulgarian male sprinters Bulgarian Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub