Stefan-Alexander Kumurdjiev
Bulgaria
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STBUL10108200501 | |
| NOC | Bulgaria | |
| Born | 01 Aug 2005
in Sofia  |
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| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Sofia, BUL | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
| Languages | Bulgarian |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 42.610 | 28 Jan 2023 |  Dresden |
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| 1000m | 1:27.238 | 09 Feb 2024 | Dresden |
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| 1500m | 2:17.742 | 05 Feb 2023 | Dresden |
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Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Ice Peak: Sofia, BUL |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Cycling, spending time with friends. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023) | |
| Injuries | He has broken his leg during his sporting career. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Competing in the B finals of the 500m and the 1500m at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Vuokatti, Finland. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "I like the speed." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Coach Evgenia Radanova. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023) | |
| Hero / Idol | Russian short track skater Victor An. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023) | |
| Ambitions | To win a gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Evgenia Radanova [national], BUL; Julian Angelov [national], BUL | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He tried short track for the first time at age five in Sofia, Bulgaria. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Nicknames | Kyumyuri [from his family name]. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Compete to the finish line. Have fun." (Athlete, 12 Dec 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2023/2024 | European Championships | 5000m Relay | 8 | |||
| 2022/2023 | European Championships | 2000m Relay | 9 | |||
| 2022/2023 | European Championships | 5000m Relay | 10 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 11 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Junior Championships | 500m | 24 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Championships | 1500m | 24 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Junior Championships | 1000m | 26 | |||
| 2022/2023 | European Championships | 1000m | 30 | |||
| 2022/2023 | European Championships | 500m | 33 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Championships | 1000m | 34 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Junior Championships | 1500m | 35 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Championships | 500m | 35 | |||
| 2022/2023 | European Championships | 1500m | 35 | |||
| 2023/2024 | European Championships | 1000m | 42 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Championships | 1500m | 42 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Championships | 500m | 45 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Junior Championships | 1000m | 65 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 2000m Relay | 11 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 5000m Relay | 12 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dresden | 2000m Relay | 12 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 5000m Relay | 13 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 14 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 15 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Gdansk | 5000m Relay | 15 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dresden | 1500m | 32 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 500m | 35 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Salt Lake City, UT | 1500m | 36 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 1000m | 39 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 1500m | 40 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 1000m | 42 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Gdansk | 500m | 42 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 1500m | 43 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Dresden | 1000m | 47 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Dresden | 500m | 52 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Gdansk | 1000m | 53 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Dresden | 1000m | 59 | |||