| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | |||||
Events in the year 1961 in Bulgaria .
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | |||||
Events in the year 1961 in Bulgaria .
The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The former name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad".
Andriy Serdinov is a Ukrainian swimmer, who competed in the 2000 Olympics, 2004 Olympics and the 2008 Olympics. Serdinov also won the bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
The Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire is responsible for the organization and governance of worldwide sports competitions for student-athletes between the ages of 17 and 25. It was founded in 1949 as the world governing body of national university sports organizations and currently has 174 member associations from five continents. Between 1949 and 2011, it was based in Brussels (Belgium); it was relocated to Lausanne (Switzerland) since 2011.
The 1967 Summer Universiade, also known as the V Summer Universiade, took place in Tokyo, Japan.
The 1961 Summer Universiade, also known as the II Summer Universiade, was an international sporting event for university students that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.
MSC Lirica is the lead ship in her class of cruise ship, owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She was the first newbuild cruise ship to enter service for MSC Cruises. She can accommodate 1,560 passengers in 780 cabins. Her crew complement is approximately 732. MSC Opera is an identical sister ship to the MSC Lirica. Her other sisters in the class, MSC Armonia and MSC Sinfonia are essentially the same, but have a smaller funnel and other modifications, such as the bow windows and changes to the interior.
The 2013 Winter Universiade, the XXVI Winter Universiade, was a winter multi-sport event which took place in Trentino, Italy between 11 and 21 December 2013.
Tennis events were contested at the 1961 Summer Universiade in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Athletics events were contested at the 1961 Summer Universiade in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Water polo events were contested at the 1961 Summer Universiade in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Volleyball events were contested at the 1961 Summer Universiade in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Fencing events were contested at the 1961 Summer Universiade in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Georgios Tsakanikas was a Greek shot putter and discus thrower. He was named the 1961 Greek Athlete of the Year.
Türkan Erişmiş, aka Türkan Bozkurt, Türkan Bozkurt Erişmiş or Türkan Özata-Erişmiş, is a Turkish female middle distance runner competing mostly in the 3000 m steeplechase and cross country running events. The 170 cm tall athlete at 52 kg (115 lb) graduated from Niğde University, and works now as a teacher of physical education.
Gábor Pásztor is a Hungarian track and field athlete specialized in short-distance running events.
Canada participated at the 2017 Summer Universiade, in Taipei, Taiwan.
Bulgaria participated at the 2017 Summer Universiade, in Taipei, Taiwan with 10 competitors in 5 sports.
Christopher Martin Davis is a competitive ice dancer for Bulgaria. With partner Mina Zdravkova, he is the 2020 Bulgarian Ice Dance Champion, Silver Medallist at 2020 Jégvirág Cup, Bronze Medallist at 2019 NRW Trophy, and the Bulgarian representative at the 2020 European Figure Skating Championships and 2021 World Figure Skating Championships. Originally a U.S. citizen, Davis became a naturalized Bulgarian citizen in 2019 and has demonstrated his knowledge of the Bulgarian language in television interviews.
Events in the year 1983 in Bulgaria.
Events in the year 1979 in Bulgaria.
  | This article about Bulgarian history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Contents |
  | This year in Europe article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |