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Bulgaria At The 1998 Winter Olympics
Bulgaria competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Bulgaria won its first ever Gold Medal when Ekaterina Dafovska won the Women's 15 km Biathlon. Medalists Alpine skiing ;Men Men's combined ;Women Biathlon ;Men ;Women ;Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay : 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. : 2 One minute added per missed target. Cross-country skiing ;Men : 1 Starting delay based on 10 km results. : C = Classical style, F = Freestyle ;Women : 2 Starting delay based on 5 km results. : C = Classical style, F = Freestyle Figure skating ;Men ;Women ;Ice Dancing Short track speed skating ;Women Snowboarding ;Women's giant slalom ReferencesOfficial Olympic Reports [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian Olympic Committee
The Bulgarian Olympic Committee ( bg, Български олимпийски комитет, ''Balgarski olimpiyski komitet''; abbreviated as БОК, BOC) is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Bulgaria and a part of the International Olympic Committee. History The Bulgarian Olympic committee was formed on 30 March 1923 (with Bulgaria participating in the Olympic Games since the first modern Olympiad in 1896 Summer Olympics, 1896) and disbanded between September 1944 and 1952, since when it has continuously represented the country in the Olympic movement. List of presidents IOC Members Member federations The Bulgarian National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 29 Olympic Summer and 7 Winter Sport Federations in Bulgaria. See also * Bulgaria at the Olympics External links Official we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radka Popova
Radka Popova ( bg, Радка Попова, born 26 January 1974) is a Bulgarian biathlete. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t .... References 1974 births Living people Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Bulgarian female biathletes Olympic biathletes for Bulgaria Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Bulgarian women 21st-century Bulgarian people {{Bulgaria-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariya Dimova (snowboarder)
Mariya Dimova (born 29 October 1974) is a Bulgarian snowboarder. She competed in the women's giant slalom event at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the .... References 1974 births Living people Bulgarian female snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Bulgaria Snowboarders at the 1998 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Bulgaria-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Vlaeva
Daniela Vlaeva (born 7 March 1976) is a Bulgarian short track speed skater. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation .... Vlaeva has won three bronze medals in 3000 metre relay at the 1999, 2001, and 2003 World Championships, respectively. References 1976 births Living people Bulgarian female short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters for Bulgaria Short track speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Sofia {{Bulgaria-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evgeniya Radanova
Evgenia Radanova ( bg, Евгения Раданова; born 4 November 1977) is a Bulgarian female short track speed skater and racing cyclist who has participated in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. She was the world record holder in the 500 m short track distance with 43.671s, which she set in Calgary, Canada on 19 October 2001. In the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympic games she won a silver medal at the same distance and a bronze at 1500m. In Athens 2004 Summer games she took part in cycling, but did not get a medal. In the 2010 Vancouver Olympics in the women's 500 m she ended up 7th. Radanova currently trains in Italy, although most of her career she spent with Slavia Sofia Sports Club and the National Sports Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxim Staviyski
Maxim Staviski ( bg, Максим Стависки, links=no, born 16 November 1977) is a Russian-born naturalized Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fiancée Albena Denkova, he is a two-time (2006– 2007) World champion, a two-time (2003– 2004) European silver medalist, and the 2006 Grand Prix Final champion. Denkova and Staviski are the first Bulgarians to medal at the World Figure Skating Championships. Career Staviski began skating at the age of four because his parents wanted to improve his health. He was initially a singles skater but at the age of 11 or 12, he broke his leg and his jumping ability declined. His coach recommended him to Natalia Dubova's ice dancing group. He originally competed for Russia with Anastasia Belova, with whom he appeared as the third Russian team at the 1996 Junior Worlds but they split up at the end of the season. In 1996, Staviski had a successful tryout with Albena Denkova in Moscow and he moved to Sofia to compete for Bulgaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albena Denkova
Albena Petrova Denkova ( bg, Албена Петрова Денкова, born 3 December 1974) is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fiance Maxim Staviski, she is a two-time ( 2006– 2007) World champion, a two-time ( 2003– 2004) European silver medalist, and the 2006 Grand Prix Final champion. Denkova and Staviski are the first Bulgarians to medal at the World Figure Skating Championships. Career began her athletic career as a gymnast at the age of four, and switched to figure skating at about 8 or 9. She took up ice dancing when she was 12. Her first ice dance partner was Hristo Nikolov but they split up due to different ambitions. In 1996, Denkova had a successful tryout with Maxim Staviski in Moscow and he moved to Sofia to compete with her for Bulgaria. They soon became a couple off-ice, as well. In September 2000, Denkova / Staviski began dividing their time between Sofia and Odintsovo, near Moscow, Russia where they worked with coach Alexei Gorshkov and cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Penkova
Sofia Penkova ( bg, София Пенкова; born 26 January 1979) is a Bulgarian former competitive figure skater. She represented Bulgaria at three European Championships, two World Championships, and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. She achieved her best result, 20th, at the 1998 European Championships in Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h .... Competitive highlights References 1979 births Bulgarian female single skaters Living people Figure skaters from Sofia Figure skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters for Bulgaria {{Bulgaria-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Dinev
Ivan Dinev ( bg, Иван Динев; born November 8, 1978) is a Bulgarian former competitive figure skater. He is a three-time Grand Prix medalist, an 11-time Bulgarian national champion, and competed at three Olympics. Career In the 1997–98 season, Dinev won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Series and qualified for the Final where he took the silver medal. He competed at his first Olympics in 1998, finishing 11th. At the 1999 World Championships, Dinev became the first Bulgarian skater to land a quadruple toe loop in competition. He won bronze at the 1999 Trophée Lalique, becoming the first skater from his country to medal at a Grand Prix event. At the 2000 Sparkassen Cup, Dinev's blade broke during a warmup before the free skate; he bought a replacement of a different brand and finished 5th. He went on to win bronze at two other GP events, the 2001 Cup of Russia and 2001 NHK Trophy. Dinev trained in Sofia, Bulgaria until the end of the 2001–02 season. He fini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Nikulchina
Irina Nikulchina ( bg, Ирина Никулчина) (born 8 December 1974 in Razlog) is a Bulgarian biathlete. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City she won a bronze medal in the 10 km pursuit competition. She also competed in the cross-country skiing events in 1994 and 1998, and the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten biathlon events. They were held at the Cesana-San Sicario arena. The events began on 11 February and ended on 25 February 2006. Approximately 6,500 spectators were expected by the organizing .... References 1974 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavcho Batinkov
Slavcho Batinkov ( bg, Славчо Батинков) is a former Olympic cross-country skier for the Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...n Olympic team. He competed for Bulgaria in cross-country skiing in every Winter Olympics from 1992 through 2002, though he never finished higher than 13th place in any event. References Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Olympic cross-country skiers for Bulgaria Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Beaverton, Oregon Bulgarian male cross-country skiers {{Bulgaria-crosscountry-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Peychinova
Valentina Peychinova ( bg, Валентина Пейчинова, born 24 April 1977) is a Bulgarian biathlete. She competed in the women's relay event at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the .... References 1977 births Living people Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Olympics Bulgarian female biathletes Olympic biathletes of Bulgaria Place of birth missing (living people) {{Bulgaria-biathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |