10 Facts About Yordan Yovchev

Yordan Yovchev Yovchev, spelled Jordan Jovtchev, is a retired Bulgarian gymnast.

Yordan Yovchev took part in six consecutive Olympic Games, more than any other Bulgarian athlete in Olympic history.

Yordan Yovchev is president of the Bulgarian Gymnastics Federation and serves as a sports commentator.

Yordan Yovchev won silver in the men's rings at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with a score of 9.850.

Yordan Yovchev won two World Championship Bronze medals in the all around.

Yordan Yovchev made his fifth Olympic team for the Beijing Olympics in 2008, and qualified again for the Rings exercise.

Yordan Yovchev has competed in many SASUKE tournaments, reaching the final stage in the 8th competition; he did not pass the spider climb in the first 15 seconds, so the walls spread apart and he fell.

Yordan Yovchev is the only competitor to not pass the spider climb in this version of the final stage, other than Shingo Yamamoto who did not complete it due to injury, but his early failure could be attributed to the heavy rain during the entire competition.

Yordan Yovchev coached and trained in Norman, Oklahoma, and Houston, Texas, before moving back to Bulgaria in 2007.

Yordan Yovchev was his country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.