Georgi Chomakov ( bg, Георги Чомаков) (born 6 April 1959) is a Bulgarian
fencer. He competed in the individual and team
sabre
A sabre ( French: sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...
events at the
1980 Summer Olympics, and the team sabre event at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
.
In 1984, Chomakov announced that he will not compete in the
1984 Olympics in Los Angeles due to a
boycott.
In 1983, he finished third in the European Individual Championships. In 1985 and 1987, he finished second in the World Championships with the Bulgarian sabre team.
He is the father of
Margarita Tschomakova, a Bulgarian sabre fencer.
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1959 births
Living people
Olympic fencers for Bulgaria
Fencers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Fencers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Plovdiv
Bulgarian male sabre fencers
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