Salto Mortale
Overview
"The back salto ruined my life. Maybe I should do a front one?" The story of phenomenal Bulgarian weightlifter Angel Guenchev's Olympics rise and subsequent fall from grace. Refusing to submit to the fate of a petty criminal in the post-1989 turmoil, he starts from scratch in search of redemption.
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Angel Guenchev
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Ivan Abadzhiev
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Norair Nurikiyan
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Plamen Asparuhov
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Nikola Mollov
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Hristo Meranzov
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Hristina Angelova
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Elenka Vyrbanova
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Dimityr Angelov
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Petyr Yordanov
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Zdravko Stoichkov
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Alan Cagaev
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