Ivan Sirakov (Bulgarian: Иван Сираков) (born January 2, 1988) is a Bulgarian orienteering competitor from Veliko Tarnovo, who has competed for Bulgaria at two World Orienteering Championships, in 2007 and in 2008. He earned a bronze medal at the Junior World Orienteering Championships.
Junior career Sirakov competed at the 2007 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Dubbo, where he received a bronze medal in sprint, finishing 24 seconds behind the winner.JWOC 2007 AUS – Dubbo, Australia, 8-13 July 2007 – International Orienteering Federation (Retrieved on July 15, 2008)"Profile: Ivan Sirakov" – World of O Runners (Retrieved on July 15, 2008) Сираков: Световна сила сме! – Sportni.bg (Retrieved on July 15, 2008) This was the first medal for Bulgaria in the history of junior world orienteering championships.Kral, Svensson take first honours at JWOC – Orienteering Australia (Retrieved on July 15, 2008) – I-OL.nl (Retrieved on July 15, 2008)
He finished 7th in the relay with the Bulgarian team.
Senior career He represented Bulgaria at the World Orienteering Championships in Kyiv in 2007, where the Bulgarian relay team finished 18th.WOC 2007 UKR – Kyiv, Ukraine, 18-26 August 2007 – International Orienteering Federation (Retrieved on July 15, 2008)
While still being a junior, he competed at the senior world championships in Olomouc in 2008, where he missed the sprint final by only one second in the qualifications.Results – Sprint Qualification (men) – WOC 2008 by Cez group Olomouc/10–20 July – Czech Republic (Retrieved on July 15, 2008)
Awards Sirakov was voted Veliko Tarnovo's sportsperson of the year 2007. Иван Сираков е спортист №1 на В. Търново – Darik News (Retrieved on July 15, 2008)
See also Bulgarian orienteers List of orienteers List of orienteering events
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