Galin Nikov ( bg, Галин Ников; born 25 November 1968) 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 ...

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

er. He finished thirteenth at the 1990 European Indoor Championships and twelfth at the 1991 World Championships. He also won gold medals at the 1990 and 1992 Balkan Games. His personal best jump was 5.65 metres, achieved in July 1992 in

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

. This ranks him seventh among Bulgarian pole vaulters, behind Spas Bukhalov,

Atanas Tarev Atanas Kirilov Tarev ( bg, Атанас Кирилов Търев; born 31 January 1958 in Plovdiv Province) is a retired pole vaulter from Bulgaria. He won a bronze medal at the inaugural World Championships A world championship is generally a ...

, Nikolay Nikolov,

Stanimir Penchev Stanimir Penchev ( bg, Станимир Пенчев; born 19 February 1959) is a retired Bulgarian pole vaulter. He finished ninth at the 1987 European Indoor Championships in Athletics, 1987 European Indoor Championships. His personal best jump ...

Delko Lesov Delko Lesev ( bg, Делко Лесев; born 6 January 1967) is a retired Bulgarian pole vaulter. His personal best jump was 5.70 metres, achieved in June 1991 in Plovdiv. This ranks him fourth among Bulgarian pole vaulters, behind Spas Bukhalov ...

and Ilian Efremov. The same jump height was achieved by

Ivo Yanchev Ivo Yanchev ( bg, Иво Янчев; born 5 September 1960) is a retired Bulgarian pole vaulter. He finished eleventh at the 1978 European Indoor Championships, thirteenth at the 1981 European Indoor Championships and twelfth at the 1983 Europe ...

and Valentin Videv.All time best Balkan athletes, men
- The Athletics Site

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* 1968 births Living people Bulgarian male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bulgaria Bulgarian Athletics Championships winners {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub