Ivan Sirakov
# Ivan Sirakov

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. This was the first medal for Bulgaria in the history of junior world orienteering championships.

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.

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.

## Awards

Sirakov was voted Veliko Tarnovo's sportsperson of the year 2007.

