Valcho Stoev
Valcho Stoev Khristov (Bulgarian: Вълчо Стоев Христов; born 20 January 1952 in Ovcharovo, Haskovo Province) 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
- ^ 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
- Valcho Stoyev at World Athletics
- Valcho Stoyev at European Athletics (archive)
- Valcho Stoev at Olympics.com
- Valcho Stoev at Olympic.org (archived)
- Valcho Stoev at Olympedia
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- 1966:
Vilmos Varjú (HUN)
- 1967:
Nikolay Karasyov (URS)
- 1968:
Heinfried Birlenbach (FRG)
- 1969:
Heinfried Birlenbach (FRG)
- 1970:
Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)
- 1971:
Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)
- 1972:
Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)
- 1973:
Jaroslav Brabec (TCH)
- 1974:
Geoff Capes (GBR)
- 1975:
Valcho Stoev (BUL)
- 1976:
Geoff Capes (GBR)
- 1977:
Hreinn Halldórsson (ISL)
- 1978:
Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN)
- 1979:
Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN)
- 1980:
Zlatan Saračević (YUG)
- 1981:
Reijo Ståhlberg (FIN)
- 1982:
Vladimir Milić (YUG)
- 1983:
Jānis Bojārs (URS)
- 1984:
Jānis Bojārs (URS)
- 1985:
Remigius Machura (TCH)
- 1986:
Werner Günthör (SUI)
- 1987:
Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
- 1988:
Remigius Machura (TCH)
- 1989:
Ulf Timmermann (GDR)
- 1990:
Klaus Bodenmüller (AUT)
- 1992:
Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)
- 1994:
Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)
- 1996:
Paolo Dal Soglio (ITA)
- 1998:
Oliver-Sven Buder (GER)
- 2000:
Timo Aaltonen (FIN)
- 2002:
Manuel Martínez (ESP)
- 2005:
Joachim Olsen (DEN)
- 2007:
Mikuláš Konopka (SVK)
- 2009:
Tomasz Majewski (POL)
- 2011:
Ralf Bartels (GER)
- 2013:
Asmir Kolašinac (SRB)
- 2015:
David Storl (GER)
- 2017:
Konrad Bukowiecki (POL)
- 2019:
Michał Haratyk (POL)
- 2021:
Tomáš Staněk (CZE)
- 2023:
Zane Weir (ITA)
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