Ivan Dinev

Personal information
Country represented:	Bulgaria
Date of birth:	November 8, 1978 (1978-11-08) (age 31)
Height:	174 cm (5.7 ft)
Former coach:	Angela Nikodinov, Igor Pashkevitch, Rafael Arutunian, L. Mladenova
Former choreographer:	Nikolai Morozov
Skating club:	Sports Club Ivan Dinev
Retired:	2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total:	182.38 2005 Worlds
Short program:	63.64 2006 Olympics
Free skate:	126.72 2005 Worlds

Ivan Dinev (Bulgarian: Иван Динев) (born November 8, 1978 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian figure skater. He is the 9-time Bulgarian national champion and has competed at 14 European Championships. He is the first Bulgarian skater to medal at a Grand Prix event, which he did at Trophee Lalique in 1999. He is also the first Bulgarian skater to land a quadruple jump in competition. Dinev was coached at the Olympics by Angela Nikodinov. He retired following that season and he and Nikodinov are coaching together.

Contents 1 Competitive highlights 1.1 Post-1999 1.2 Pre-1999 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Competitive highlights

[edit] Post-1999

Event	1999-2000	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006
Winter Olympic Games			13th				17th
World Championships	18th	12th	17th	14th	15th	13th	19th
European Championships	5th	7th	7th	16th	18th		11th
Bulgarian Championships	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
Grand Prix Final			6th
NHK Trophy			3rd				8th
Trophee Eric Bompard	3rd					6th
Cup of China						7th
Cup of Russia	5th	4th	3rd		9th
Skate America					10th
Sparkassen Cup on Ice		5th
Finlandia Trophy	5th	7th	7th

[edit] Pre-1999

Event	1991-1992	1992-1993	1993-1994	1994-1995	1995-1996	1996-1997	1997-1998	1998-1999
Winter Olympic Games							11th
World Championships	FNR	FNR			13th QR	23rd	21st	14th
European Championships	26th	26th	17th	21st	11th	9th	10th	6th
World Junior Championships					21st	11th	5th
Bulgarian Championships		1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
Cup of Russia								4th
Skate Canada								4th
Karl Schäfer Memorial							3rd
Junior Grand Prix Final							2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria							1st
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia							1st

• QR = Qualifying Round; FNR = Final Not Reached

[edit] References

• Skatabase: 1990s Worlds
• Skatabase: 1990s Europeans

[edit] External links

• Ivan Dinev at the International Skating Union

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