Vasil Bozhilov

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Vasil Bozhilov
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NationalityBulgarian
Born (1967-09-18) 18 September 1967 (age 51)
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Sport Biathlon

Vasil Bozhilov (born 18 September 1967) is a Bulgarian biathlete. He competed in the 20 km individual event at the 1988 Winter Olympics. [1]

Biathlon winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle sports shooting

The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. It is treated as a race where the contestant with the shortest total time wins. Depending on the competition, missed shots result in extra distance or time being added to the contestant's total.

The men's 20 kilometre individual biathlon competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics was held on 20 February, at Canmore Nordic Centre. Each miss resulted in one minute being added to a competitor's skiing time.

1988 Winter Olympics 15th edition of Winter Olympics, held in Calgary (Canada) in 1988

The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, was a Winter Olympics multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada, between February 13 and 28, 1988 and were the first Winter Olympics to be held over a whole two week period. The host city was selected in 1981 over Falun, Sweden, and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Most events took place in Calgary while several skiing events were held in the mountain resorts of Nakiska and Canmore, west of the city.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Vasil Bozhilov Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 6 June 2019.