Valcho Stoev
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| Born | 20 January 1952 Ovcharovo, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria |
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| Sport | Track and field |
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Valcho Stoev Khristov (Bulgarian: Вълчо Стоев Христов; born 20 January 1952) is a Bulgarian former shot putter who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
He was a gold medallist at the 1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships and the 1977 Universiade.[2][3] He also won a bronze medal at the 1975 Universiade and was a finalist at the European Athletics Championships in 1974 and 1978, finishing ninth both times. He was a six-time champion at the Balkan Games between 1973 and 1980.[4]
Before taking his European indoor title, he had finished sixth in 1975 and fourth in 1976. He finished his career with a personal best of 20.72 m (67 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[5] He was a four-time national champion indoors and a five-time champion outdoors (mostly finishing behind Nikolai Khristov).[6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valcho Stoev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
Full name: Valcho Stoev Khristov / Original name: Вълчо Стоев Христов
- ↑ European Indoor Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
- ↑ Universiade (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
- ↑ Balkan Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
- ↑ Valcho Khristov Stoev. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
- ↑ Bulgarian Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
- ↑ Bulgarian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
External links
[edit]- Valcho Stoev at World Athletics
- Valcho Stoev at European Athletics
- Valcho Stoev at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Valcho Stoev at Olympics.com
- Valcho Stoev at Olympedia
- Valcho Stoev at InterSportStats
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