Work Experience

National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski"

From 16.09.2001, Lecturer at the Department of "Water Sports"

Main activities and responsibilities: Conducting educational activities, organizing and conducting the educational process in the department of "Water Sports"

FISA (International Rowing Federation), Av. De Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland

2011-2016 Team Services Manager

Organization and conducting of international level rowing competitions and liaising with teams and national federations with FISA

2003-2010 Events Coordinator

Participation in working groups and projects of FISA and the IOC for organizing and conducting rowing competitions

Rowing Club "Vasil Boyanov" at NSA

2000-2002, Rowing Coach

Sport-pedagogical activity

Rowing Club "Electron", town of Pravets

1995-2000, Rowing Coach

Sport-pedagogical activity

Technical University of Sofia, branch CTTC on MTT in Pravets

1995-2001, Lecturer in Rowing

Conducting educational hours

CSKA Sofia

1.10.1983 – 1994, Rowing Instructor

Sport-competitive activity:

2003-2011 – competitor at the Swiss rowing club "Lausanne-Rowing" and as its athlete participated in 6 national rowing championships in Switzerland, winning one title and six medals. Won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Coastal Rowing Championship in the in the 4x+ event.

1982-1996 – competitor in the Bulgarian National Rowing Team and participated in 9 World Championships, three Olympics and many International regattas in rowing, winning:

1983 – silver medal at the World Rowing Junior Championships – Vichy, France

1988 – fifth place at the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea

1987 – bronze medal at the World Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark

1989 – gold medal at the Universiade in Duisburg, Germany

1993 – bronze medal at the World Championship in Rudnice, Czech Republic

1979-1996 – more than 20 times national champion in various rowing disciplines as a competitor in CSKA

Education and Training

1987-1992 NSA "Vasil Levski" – Master's degree

Coach, teacher of physical education

Academic Advancement

2001 - Educational and scientific degree "Doctor"

Specialty: Theory and methodology of physical education and sports training (incl. methodology of therapeutic physical culture)

Topic of the doctoral thesis: "Optimization of strength training for elite rowers during the competitive period"

2016 – Academic position: Associate Professor

Additional Information

Licenced international rowing umpire since 1997

Chairman of the Rowing Club at NSA "Vasil Boyanov" Since 2021

Publication Activity

Author of over 30 scientific articles and publications in the field of sports, one monograph and teaching materials.

Participant in numerous scientific conferences