Jordan Jovtchev
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Artistic Gymnastics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2004 Athens | Rings | |
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | Floor exercise | |
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | Rings | |
| Bronze | 2004 Athens | Floor exercise | |
Jordan Jovchev (Bulgarian: Йордан Йовчев) (born February 24, 1973 in Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian gymnast. He lives and trains in Texas, USA.
He won silver in the men's rings at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with a score of 9.850. According to many observers (Greek and non-Greek alike) and specialists, he deserved to win the gold, instead of Demosthenes Tampakos. In the same Olympic Games Jovtchev won bronze in the men's floor exercise with a score of 9.775. In 2000 Olympics in Sydney he won the bronze on both floor exercise and still rings with 9.787 and 9.762 respectively. He has also won a world championship Bronze in the all around and reached Sasuke's final stage.
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