Dimitar Zlatanov ( bg, Димитър Златанов; born 9 November 1948, in

Ihtiman Ihtiman ( bg, Ихтиман ) is a town in western Bulgaria, part of Sofia Province. It is located in the Ihtimanska Sredna Gora mountains and lies in a valley 48 km from Sofia and 95 km from Plovdiv, close to the Trakiya motorway. For ...

) is a retired

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 ...

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player who is a three-time Olympian. He won a silver medal at the 1980 Olympics, and also previously competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. He won eight national championships with the club team CSKA of Sofia. He is widely regarded as one of the best players of all time. Zlatanov was inducted into the

International Volleyball Hall of Fame The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) was founded to honor extraordinary players, coaches, officials, and leaders who have made significant contributions to the game of volleyball. The Hall of Fame is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, ...

in 2007.

Personal life

Zlatanov's son,

Hristo Zlatanov Hristo Zlatanov (Bulgarian: Христо Златанов - born 21 April 1976) is a Bulgarian-Italian former volleyball player who played on the Italian national volleyball team. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. P ...

, played for the Italian national team.

References

External links

Dimitar Zlatanov at Olympics.com

Olympedia Profile: Dimitar Zlatanov

Volleyball Club CSKA History
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zlatanov Dimitr 1948 births Living people Bulgarian men's volleyball players Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Bulgaria Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics People from Ihtiman Sportspeople from Sofia Province Outside hitters Bulgarian volleyball coaches Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Italy