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Jordan Jovtchev

Jordan Jovtchev (b. February 24 1973 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian gymnast.

He won silver in the men's rings at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with a score of 9.850. According to many observers (Greek and non-Greek alike) and specialists, he deserved to win the gold, instead of Demosthenes Tampakos . In the same Olympic Games Jovtchev won bronze in the men's floor exercise with a score of 9.775. In 2000 Olympics in Sydney he won the bronze on both floor exercise and still rings with 9.787 and 9.762 respectively.


Last updated: 08-24-2005 01:08:28