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Bulgaria competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 130 competitors, 106 men and 24 women, took part in 92 events in 15 sports.
Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Chamshil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul between 17 September and 2 October. Twelve men's individual boxing events were contested, attended by 432 athletes and 159 officials from 106 countries. Cuba boycotted the 1988 Olympics which impacted the competition. The events were also notable for a controversial decision in the light middleweight championship bout between Roy Jones Jr. and Park Si-Hun, when Roy Jones was denied gold despite being vastly superior, and also for a referee being attacked by South Korean boxing officials in the ring after the Jong-Il Byun and Aleksandar Khristov bout.
Aleksandar Khristov is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who became world champion and represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the silver medal in the bantamweight division. He also won three medals in the European Amateur Boxing Championships, including gold at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Turin, Italy.
The weightlifting competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. The clean and press was dropped from the included lifts after the 1972 games in Munich, due to disagreement over proper form. The Games of 1976 were the first Olympics to start testing for anabolic steroids.
Krasimir Khristov is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he finished sixth in the C-2 500 m event and finished seventh in the C-2 1000 m event.
Khristo Khristov is a Bulgarian fencer. He competed in the team sabre events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.
Valentin Hristov is a retired Bulgarian heavyweight weightlifter. He is best known for being the first weightlifter to be disqualified from the modern Olympic Games for doping after anabolic steroid testing was introduced at the 1976 Games. He later went on to claim the silver at the 1980 Olympics. Hristov won the world and European titles in 1975 and 1977 and placed second in 1979. In 1975–76 he set nine ratified world records: three in the snatch, four in the clean and jerk and two in the total.
Valcho Stoev is a Bulgarian former shot putter who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Raycho Khristov is a retired Bulgarian gymnast. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and finished 11th with the Bulgarian team. His best individual achievement was ninth place on the floor.
Gencho Khristov is a former Bulgarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Georgi Khristov is a former Bulgarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Rumen Khristov is a Bulgarian rower.
Rumyan Khristov is a Bulgarian rower.
Plamen Khristov is a Bulgarian volleyball player. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Yovcho Khristov was a Bulgarian gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Georgi Khristov is a Bulgarian gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Lyuben Khristov is a Bulgarian gymnast. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boris Khristov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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