Dodyu Patarinski ( bg, Додю Патарински) (born August 16, 1933 in

Ugarchin Ugarchin ( bg, Угърчин ) is a town located along the Kamenitsa river in the Lovech Province in central northern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Ugarchin Municipality. The town is about 30 kilometers away in the ...

Lovech Lovech ( bg, Ловеч, Lovech, ) is a List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, city in north-central Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the Lovech Province and of the subordinate Lovech Municipality. The city is located about northeast f ...

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) is a Bulgarian

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, known for jumping events. He represented Bulgaria in the

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

at the

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. His career best was set in 1963. By 1969, at age 35 he was still able to jump 15.79 to set a new Masters M35 World record. He was a two time champion of the

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1933 births Living people Bulgarian male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Bulgaria Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics People from Lovech Province Bulgarian Athletics Championships winners {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub