Ivan Khristov ( bg, Иван Христов) (born 3 March 1982) is a
Bulgarian
sprint canoer
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...
who competed in the early to mid-2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the
2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Seville, Spain.
The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Women competed in nine events, all in kayak.
This was the 32nd champi ...
in
Seville.
Khristov also competed in two events at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in
Athens, finishing fourth in the
K-4 1000 m while being eliminated in the semifinals of the
K-2 500 m event.
References
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1982 births
Bulgarian male canoeists
Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Living people
Olympic canoeists for Bulgaria
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
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