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National team | Bulgarian national team |
Born | Pleven, Bulgaria | 19 November 1935
Died | 3 September 2021 85) Sofia, Bulgaria | (aged
Sport | |
Sport | Basketball |
Atanas Vasilev Atanasov (Bulgarian : Атанас Василев Атанасов, 19 November 1935 – 3 September 2021) was a Bulgarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1] He was also a silver medalist at the European Championships in Sofia in 1957, and a bronze medalist at the European Championships in Belgrade in 1961. He was included in the ideal team of the World Championships in Chile, 1959. Atanasov died on 3 September 2021, at the age of 85. [2]
Stanimir Atanasov is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who has competed from 1995 to 2004. He won a bronze medal in the C-4 500 m event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg. Atanasov was a European bronze medallist in 1997 (C-2) and 2002 (C-1).
The Bulgaria men's national basketball team represents Bulgaria in international basketball. The governing body is the Bulgarian Basketball Federation.
Norair Nurikyan is a former Bulgarian weightlifter of Armenian descent. He is a two-time Olympic Champion and was awarded the Hero of Socialist Labor of Bulgaria and Order of the Bulgaria, First Degree titles. In 1994, Nurikyan was inducted into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.
Nikolay Antonov is a retired Bulgarian athlete. He started as a 200 metres sprinter, and won the 1991 World Indoor Championships and 1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships. In 1993 he switched to long jump.
BC Academic Metropol Region is a reestablished Bulgarian professional basketball club based in the capital Sofia.
Atanas Chochev is a retired Bulgarian triple jumper and long jumper.
Nikolay Atanasov-Joko, also spelled Nikolai Atanasov, is a Bulgarian long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.31 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Pirgos.
Atanas Golomeev was a Bulgarian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, he played at the center position. He is the most decorated Bulgarian basketball player of all time. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players, in 1991. In 2019, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.
Atanas Atanasov is a retired Bulgarian runner who specialized in the 800 metres and 1500 metres.
Atanas Zapryanov Atanasov is a retired Bulgarian long jumper.
Atanas Gerov is a Bulgarian footballer. He was born in Kyustendil. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he won a silver medal with the Bulgarian team.
Atanas Atanasov may refer to:
Penka Stoyanova was a Bulgarian basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Atanas Shopov of Bulgaria is a former weightlifter who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics.
Atanas Atanasov was a Bulgarian cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Atanas Kirov was a Bulgarian bantamweight weightlifter. He was a three-time World Champion, winning the bantamweight title consecutively from 1973 to 1975. Kirov won four European titles, winning the bantamweight class in 1969 and 1973–75. He also earned a World silver medal in 1969. Kirov set two official world records in the total, with 257.5 kg in September 1973 in Havana, Cuba; and 260.0 kg in February 1974 in his hometown of Burgas. For his achievements he was made an honorary citizen of Burgas. Kirov was responsible for starting the long-line of great Bulgarian lifters, especially in the lighter classes. He was born on September 24, 1946, in Burgas. He began competing in 1962 at the Chernomorets Club with coach Ilya Babachev, later transferred to Neftochimic Burgas. Only a 156 cm tall competitor, fitting perfectly into the bantam scales, he dominated the home scene for a decade. At the 1968 Olympics he took 7th place (335 kg). Then came September 1969 and the World and European Championships in Warsaw. 14 competitors took part in the bantam. The press was won by Földi with 125 kg, Kirov was third with 107.5 kg. The snatch was dominated by Trebicki (107.5 kg), second was Földi with 105 kg and Kirov registered 102.5 kg. In the clean and jerk Földi and Trebicki got zero and dropped, Kirov lifted 137.5 kg and that was enough for the European title (347.5 kg). He was second in the world behind Mohamed Nassiri (360 kg). In the World Championships in 1971 Kirov finished 5th (352.5 kg). At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich he was fourth with a Bulgarian record of 362.5 kg. Between 1973 and 1975, Kirov won the World Championships and started the era of domination of Bulgarian weightlifting: 1973, 1974 and 1975. His last World championships was in Stuttgart 1977 when he finishеd 9th. He competed in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and placed seventh and fifth, respectively.
Atanas Zhelev is a Bulgarian rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Atanas Andreev is a Bulgarian rower. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Atanas Atanasov is a Bulgarian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle 130 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Atanas Petrov Atanasov is a Bulgarian and politician who is a current Member of the National Assembly. A member of the DSB party, which he currently leads, he was previously a Member of the Sofia City Council and served as Director of the State Agency for National Security from 1997 to 2001.