1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...
in Mexico City, Mexico. 112 competitors, 102 men and 10 women, took part in 69 events in 13 sports.
Tsvetan Dimitrov
Tsvetan Dimitrov ( bg, Цветан Димитров; born 10 February 1987) is a Bulgarian footballer, who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Lyubimets 2007.
Career Chavdar Byala Slatina
During 2006–2007 season, Tsvetan played in B PFG for ...
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Yancho Dimitrov
Yancho Dimitrov ( bg, Янчо Димитров) is a Bulgarian combat samboist, kickboxer and mixed martial artist in the heavyweight division. He has 3rd place, over 100 kg on 2007 World Sambo Championships
The 2007 World Sambo Cha ...
Milko Gaydarski
Milko Trilov Gaydarski ( bg, Милко Трилов Гайдарски; 18 March 1946 – 23 December 1989) was a Bulgarian football defender who played for Bulgaria in the 1970 FIFA World CupIvailo Georgiyev,
Atanas Gerov
Atanas Gerov ( bg, Атанас Геров) (born 1945) is a Bulgarian footballer. He was born in Kyustendil. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepe ...
Todor Nikolov
Todor Krastev ( bg, Тодор Кръстев; 1 June 1945 – 9 May 2000) was a Bulgarian footballer. He was born in Stara Zagora. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CD ...
Stoyan Yordanov
Stoyan Ivanov Yordanov ( bg, Cтоян Иванов Йорданов; born 29 January 1944, in Sofia) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes te ...
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Ivan Zafirov
Ivan Georgiev Zafirov ( bg, Иван Георгиев Зафиpoв; born 30 December 1947) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender.
Career
After short spells at Sliven, it was with CSKA Sofia that he found his spiritual home i ...
, and Petar Zhekov — Football (soccer), Men's Team Competition
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Enyu Todorov
Enyu Dinev Todorov ( bg, Еню Динев Тодоров; 22 February 1943 – 26 May 2022) was a Bulgarian featherweight freestyle wrestler. He won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City, and the European title in 1969 ...
Ivan Mihailov
Ivan Mihailov Gavrilov ( bg, Иван Михайлов Гаврилов; mk, Ванчо Михајлов Гаврилов;He is credited in English-language sources as ''Mihailov'', while the Bulgarian and Macedonian transliteration schemes w ...
— Boxing, Men's Featherweight
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Georgi Stankov
Georgi Stankov (born 10 August 1943 in Kosharevo, Bulgaria) is a boxer from Bulgaria. He competed for Bulgaria in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the light-heavyweight event where he finished in third place. He ret ...
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...
Pentathlon
A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words ''pente'' (five) and -''athlon'' (competition) ( gr, πένταθλον). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of t ...
Basketball
Preliminary round
Group B
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1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...