Iliyan Chamov joined the Razorback women’s track and field program as an assistant coach in the summer of 2025.
Chamov previously served as an assistant coach at Missouri for 10 seasons (2016-2025) working with the men’s and women’s jumpers and combined events. He was an assistant coach at Southern Illinois at Edwardsville (2013-15) as well as NAIA school Lindenwood (2009-11).
Over his time frame as an assistant coach, athletes coached by Chamov have totaled 57 All-America honors (first and second team), 14 conference champions with seven titles attained in the SEC, along with a NCAA champion and seven NAIA champions.
The 2025 season produced the national champion as Jonathan Seremes won the NCAA Indoor triple jump and SEC Indoor titles while Kristi Perez-Snyman claimed the SEC Outdoor women’s high jump. Chamov coached athletes earned five first-team All-America honors this past season.
Chamov, who hails from Yambol, Bulgaria, is a 2006 graduate of the University of Ruse in Bulgaria, where he earned a physical therapy degree. He is also a 2012 graduate of Lindenwood University (St. Charles, Mo.), where he earned his undergraduate degree in athletic training and a master’s in human performance.
Upon graduation from Lindenwood, Chamov became an assistant coach at his alma mater and led the Lions to tremendous success in the NAIA. He mentored seven national champions and 16 All-Americans.
For his success as an athlete and a coach, Chamov was inducted into the Lindenwood Hall of Fame in 2014.
Chamov and his wife, Celia, have a daughter, Noami Essi-Petya, who was born in November of 2018. Celia was a six-time NAIA champion at Lindenwood.
