Pavel Georgiev Pavlov ( bg, Павел Георгиев Павлов, 8 March 1952 – 3 December 2004) 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 Macedo ...

n sprinter who specialized in the 200 meters. He was born in Plovdiv, and represented the clubs Akademik Sofia, CSKA and Botev Vratsa. He competed in 400 metres at the 1978 European Indoor Championships. At the 1980 Olympics he reached the quarter-final of the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

, and in the 4 x 100 metres relay the Bulgarian team (Pavlov, Vladimir Ivanov,

Ivaylo Karanyotov Ivaylo Karanyotov ( bg, Ивайло Караньотов, born 26 February 1958) is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. He was born in Sofia. He reached the semi-final in the 60 metres at the 1977 European Indoor Cha ...

and Petar Petrov) finished sixth. He became Bulgarian 200 metres champion in 1975 and 1978. His personal best times were 10.3 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in 1976; and 20.87 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in 1979. Following his death in 2004, an annual competition 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 h ...

was created in his honour.Karailiev and Pishchalnikova the stars in Sofia

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(2011-06-24). Retrieved on 2011-06-24.

References

1952 births 2004 deaths Bulgarian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bulgaria People from Pazardzhik Province {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub