Mikhail Zhelev

Mikhail Zhelev was a Bulgarian athlete, known primarily for running the steeplechase. He competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's [3000 metres">Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase">1968 Summer Olympics – Men's [3000 metres steeplechase|1968 Summer Olympics], finishing 6th and in the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's [3000">Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase">1972 Summer Olympics – Men's [3000 metres steeplechase|1972 Summer Olympics], finishing 12th. He set his personal record of 8:25.0 while winning the race at the 1969 [European Athletics Championships].