Velik Nikolov Kapsazov ( bg, Велик Николов Капсъзов; 15 April 1935 – 27 March 2017) 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 ...

n gymnast. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events, and shared a bronze medal in the rings in 1960 with Takashi Ono. This was the first Olympic medal for Bulgaria in gymnastics. Kapsazov retired following the 1964 Olympic Games and became a coach. He died 27 March 2017, aged 81.

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