Vladimir Kolev
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's boxing | ||
Representing  | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1976 Montreal | Light welterweight |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | Havana 1974 | Light welterweight |
Vladimir Kolev (Bulgarian: Владимир Колев, born April 18, 1953) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria and Olympic bronze medalist, he also works as an actor, and has appeared in many American films.
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division (– 60 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual runner-up Andrés Aldama of Cuba.
Two years earlier, at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba, he won the silver medal, after losing to Ayub Kalule from Uganda in the final.
In 2009, he starred as the Viking Hermoid, in the Syfy TV movie THOR: Hammer of the Gods, and as a Cab Driver in The Man with the Screaming Brain.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich | British P.O.W. | |
| Boyka: Undisputed | Warden Koychev | ||
| Sniper: Ghost Shooter | Col. Sergej Babayev | ||
| 2009 | Thick as Thieves | Andrei | |
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