About Svilen Neykov
Born 1964. Svilen Neykov is a Bulgarian rower and politician.
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 medalist rower Rumyana Neykova. She has gold, silver and bronze medal from three consecutive Summer Olympic Games.
As the coach of Bulgaria's national rowing team, Neykov has qualified for World Championships, brought teams to a top three Rowing World Cup finish, earned a bronze medal from the 1999 World Rowing Championships and a 2000 Summer Olympics quota. In June 2006, Neykov has worked as a physical coach at PFC CSKA Sofia.
Neykov is fluent in English, German and Russian.
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Bulgarian politician and rower
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Svilen Neykov was born on 14 December 1964 in Varna.
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