President Jordan Jovtchev

International Gymnast reports:

… Five-time Olympian Jordan Jovtchev was elected president of the Bulgarian Gymnastics Federation on Thursday in a unanimous vote.

Jovtchev, 36, was elected unanimously by delegates of the federation’s general assembly. …

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silver medal on still rings at the World Cup Final 2008, Madrid

… 1996 Olympic high bar silver medalist Krasimir Dunev was elected secretary general of the federation.

IG – Jovtchev New President of Bulgarian Federation

Like so many other foreign gymnasts, Jovtchev and Dunev immigrated to the United States (after the 1996 Olympics). Then later returned home to take up leadership posts.

President Jovtchev plans to compete at least through 2009.

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