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Ivo Yanchev ( bg, Иво Янчев; born 5 September 1960) 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 ...
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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 eleventh at the 1978 European Indoor Championships, thirteenth at the 1981 European Indoor Championships and twelfth at the 1983 European Indoor Championships He also won gold medals at the 1981 and 1984 Balkan Games. He also competed at the
1983 World Championships The 1st 1983 World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between 7 and 14 August 1983. Summary The overall me ...
without reaching the final. His personal best jump was 5.65 metres, achieved in July 1983 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 and Ilian Efremov, and joint with Valentin Videv and Galin Nikov.All time best Balkan athletes, men
- The Athletics Site


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* 1960 births Living people Bulgarian male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bulgaria World Athletics Championships athletes for Bulgaria Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub