Georgi D. Georgiev ( bg, Георги Георгиев, born 16 July 1961) 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 ...

n discus thrower. He competed in the men's discus throw 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 ...

. He competed at the

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

and 1991 World Championships without reaching the final. He became Bulgarian champion in 1985, 1988, 1989 and 1991. His toughest competitors were

Velko Velev Velko Velev ( bg, Велко Велев, born 4 January 1948) is a Bulgarian athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимп� ...

Kamen Dimitrov Kamen Dimitrov ( bg, Камен Димитров) (born 18 January 1962) is a retired Bulgarian discus thrower. He won the 1981 European Junior Championships and won the Balkan Championships in 1984, 1986 and 1988. He competed at the 1986 Europ ...

and Nikolai Kolev. His personal best throw was 66.16 metres, achieved in May 1987 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 ...

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1961 births Living people Bulgarian male discus throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for Bulgaria Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bulgaria {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub