Philip Milanov
 Philip Milanov during 2015 European Team Championships First League | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 July 1991 Bruges, Belgium |
| Sport | |
| Country |
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| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Discus throw |
| Coached by | Emil Milanov |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Discus throw: 67.26 (2016) |
| Updated on 7 May 2016. | |
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Philip Milanov (born 6 July 1991) is a Belgian discus thrower. He is a five-time Belgian champion and the 2015 World University Games champion in men's discus throw.
Biography
Milanov was born in Bruges, Belgium on 6 July 1991. His father and coach, Emil Milanov, was himself a discus thrower in his native Bulgaria before moving to Belgium in 1989.[1] Philip Milanov won the Belgian junior championship in 2010 with a throw of 54.28 m (1.75 kg), ranking him fourth on the Belgian all-time junior list.[2] In 2011 he represented Belgium at the European Team Championships First League, placing ninth with 54.88 m; at that summer's Belgian championships he was second to Maarten Persoon of the Netherlands but the top Belgian, winning his first national senior title. He repeated as Belgian champion in 2012.[3][4]
Milanov broke 60 metres for the first time in 2013, setting a Belgian under-23 record of 61.81 m in Vilvoorde and placing fifth at the European U23 Championships in Tampere.[5] He continued to improve in 2014, breaking Jo Van Daele's old Belgian record (64.24 m) by eight centimetres in Lille on 23 February and improving the record further to 66.02 m at the FBK Games in Hengelo on 8 June; he was Belgian champion for the fourth consecutive year (60.57 m) and made his debut in the IAAF Diamond League.[1][3] Milanov was eliminated in the qualification round at the 2014 European Championships in Zürich;[3] Track & Field News ranked him ninth in the world that year, his first top 10 ranking.[6]
Milanov broke his own Belgian record again in Kessel-Lo on 25 April 2015, throwing 66.43 m and meeting the qualification standard for the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.[7] In July 2015 he won gold with 64.15 m at the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea.[8] He unexpectedly scored his first Diamond League victory two weeks later at the London Grand Prix; in rainy conditions, he threw 65.14 m to defeat a field that included Diamond Race leader Piotr Małachowski of Poland.[9][10] In August 2015 he broke again his Belgian record and met the qualification standard for the 2016 Olympic Games.[11] On 29 August 2015 at the World Championships in Beijing, where he took silver, Milanov, improved his national record to 66.90 m.[12]
References
- 1 2 "Philip Milanov, Bruggeling met Bulgaarse roots..." (in Dutch). diamondleague.com. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "Philip Milanov gaat weg bij OB Brugge" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 Tilastopaja profile for Philip Milanov
- ↑ "Milanov Philip" (in Dutch). Vlaamse Atletiekliga. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "Discuswerper Philip Milanov naar VAC" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "World Rankings — Men's Discus" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "Discuswerper Philip Milanov verbetert eigen BR en heeft WK- en OS-limiet beet" (in Dutch). De Standaard. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "Universiade Gwangju: Discuswerper Philip Milanov verovert goud" (in Dutch). De Standaard. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ Brown, Matthew (24 July 2015). "Hughes provides London's sparkle – IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "Kupper jäi Teemantliigal kaheksandaks, võitis Belgia üllatusmees" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ↑ "Discuswerper Milanov verbetert Belgisch record en pakt olympisch ticket" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ Zilver voor Belgische discuswerper Philip Milanov
External links
- Philip Milanov profile at IAAF