Georgi Krumov Dakov ( bg, Георги Крумов Дъков; 21 October 1967 – 29 July 1996) was a

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 ...

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er. His personal best jump was , achieved in August 1990 in

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. This is the Bulgarian record.All time best Balkan athletes, men
- The Athletics Site Dakov reached the 1992 Olympic final and was the 1990 European Championship bronze medallist. He was born in

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. He died in a car crash on 29 July 1996. He was a five-time Bulgarian National Champion (1986, 87, 88, 90 & 91)

International competitions

*Note: Results with a "q", indicate overall position in qualifying round.

References

* * 1967 births 1996 deaths Bulgarian male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Bulgaria Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Bulgaria European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Pleven Road incident deaths in Bulgaria Bulgarian Athletics Championships winners Deaths of competitors in athletics {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub