Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year
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Bulgarian Sportperson of the Year
is an annual award given to the best Bulgaria
n sportsperson of the year. The winner is selected by authorized journalists. The award was established by the Naroden Sport newspaper and specifically by Aleksandar Yasnikov. It was first given in 1958 to the basketball
player Vanya Voynova
. The person with the most awards is high-jumper Stefka Kostadinova
with four. Traditionally, the award is given at the Sportsperson of the Year Ball
which is attended by journalists, sportspeople, social figures, intellectuals, etc.
Athlete of the Year
Athlete of the Year is an award given by various sports organizations for the athlete whom they have determined to be deserving of such recognition....
is an annual award given to the best Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n sportsperson of the year. The winner is selected by authorized journalists. The award was established by the Naroden Sport newspaper and specifically by Aleksandar Yasnikov. It was first given in 1958 to the basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player Vanya Voynova
Vanya Voynova
Vanya Voynova was a Bulgarian basketball player. She has played for Slavia Sofia from 1950 to 1968, winning the European Champions' Cup in 1959 and 1963 and Bulgarian league 12 times from 1953 to 1965...
. The person with the most awards is high-jumper Stefka Kostadinova
Stefka Kostadinova
Stefka Kostadinova is a Bulgarian retired athlete and the current women's world record holder in the high jump. She is the current president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee.-Career:...
with four. Traditionally, the award is given at the Sportsperson of the Year Ball
Ball (dance)
A ball is a formal dance. The word 'ball' is derived from the Latin word "ballare", meaning 'to dance'; the term also derived into "bailar", which is the Spanish and Portuguese word for dance . In Catalan it is the same word, 'ball', for the dance event.Attendees wear evening attire, which is...
which is attended by journalists, sportspeople, social figures, intellectuals, etc.
Bulgarian Sportspeople of the Year
| Vanya Voynova Vanya Voynova Vanya Voynova was a Bulgarian basketball player. She has played for Slavia Sofia from 1950 to 1968, winning the European Champions' Cup in 1959 and 1963 and Bulgarian league 12 times from 1953 to 1965... |
basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... >-align="center" | 1959 |
Lyutvi Ahmedov | freestyle Freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practised throughout the world. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic games. It is, along with track and field, one of the oldest organized sports in history... and Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practised worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908. Two wrestlers are scored for their performance in three two-minute periods, which can... >-align="center" | 1960 |
Dimitar Dobrev Dimitar Dobrev Dimitar Dobrev is a former Greco-Roman wrestler from Bulgaria, where he spent most of his professional career.He became Olympic champion in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Ezerche.-External links:*... |
>-align="center" | Dimitar Khlebarov Dimitar Khlebarov Dimitar Petrov Khlebarov is a retired pole vaulter from Bulgaria. He set his personal best in 26 September 1965 at a meet in Sofia.-Achievements:-References:**... |
pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts... >-align="center" | 1962 |
Enyo Valchev | >-align="center" | Prodan Gardzhev Prodan Gardzhev Prodan Stoyanov Gardzhev is a Bulgarian former Olympic Champion in freestyle wrestling in the 1964 Olympics. He also won a bronze medal and finished behind gold medalist Boris Michail Gurevich of the Soviet Union and silver medalist Jigjidiin Mönkhbat of Mongolia at the 1968 Summer Olympics... |
>-align="center" | Boyan Radev Boyan Radev Boyan Radev is a former Greco Roman wrestler from Bulgaria.He is two-time Olympic Games champion and one-time champion of the world.-External links:*... |
>-align="center" | Georgi Asparuhov Georgi Asparuhov Georgi Rangelov Asparuhov , nicknamed Gundi was a Bulgarian football player. He is considered to be among the top Bulgarian footballers of all time.... |
>-align="center" | Prodan Gardzhev Prodan Gardzhev Prodan Stoyanov Gardzhev is a Bulgarian former Olympic Champion in freestyle wrestling in the 1964 Olympics. He also won a bronze medal and finished behind gold medalist Boris Michail Gurevich of the Soviet Union and silver medalist Jigjidiin Mönkhbat of Mongolia at the 1968 Summer Olympics... |
>-align="center" | Boyan Radev Boyan Radev Boyan Radev is a former Greco Roman wrestler from Bulgaria.He is two-time Olympic Games champion and one-time champion of the world.-External links:*... |
>-align="center" | Boyan Radev Boyan Radev Boyan Radev is a former Greco Roman wrestler from Bulgaria.He is two-time Olympic Games champion and one-time champion of the world.-External links:*... |
>-align="center" | Mikhail Zhelev | 3000 metres 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and... >-align="center" | 1970 |
Petar Kirov Petar Kirov Petar Kirov is a former Greco Roman wrestler from Bulgaria.He was born in Kalchevo, Yambol province.He is an Olympic gold winner from the games in Mexico 1968 and Munich 1972, three times champion of the World and four times champion of Europe.... |
>-align="center" | Petar Kirov Petar Kirov Petar Kirov is a former Greco Roman wrestler from Bulgaria.He was born in Kalchevo, Yambol province.He is an Olympic gold winner from the games in Mexico 1968 and Munich 1972, three times champion of the World and four times champion of Europe.... |
>-align="center" | Yordan Bikov Yordan Bikov Yordan Bikov is a former Bulgarian weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion in 1972 in the middleweight class.-References:... |
weightlifting Powerlifting Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman... >-align="center" | 1973 |
Nedelcho Kolev Nedelcho Kolev Nedelcho Lazarov Kolev is a Bulgarian Olympic, European and World Weightlifting Champion. Best known for his success at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and for his 6 gold medals from world championships in Manila and Havana, Cuba.... |
>-align="center" | Lilyana Tomova | >-align="center" | Valentin Khristov Valentin Khristov Valentin Khristov is an Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria.- References :... |
>-align="center" | Ivanka Khristova | shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action.... >-align="center" | 1977 |
Totka Petrova Totka Petrova Totka Nikolaeva Petrova is a retired female middle distance runner who represented Bulgaria in the 1970s and the early 1980s. She specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres, and won numerous international medals. She is still the Bulgarian 1500 metres record holder.-Career:She was born in Yambol, and... |
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps... and 1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could... >-align="center" | 1978 |
Zdravka Yordanova Zdravka Yordanova Zdravka Yordanova is a Bulgarian rower and Olympic champion.She became Olympic champion in 1976 in the double sculls class, together with Svetlana Otsetova.-References:... and Svetla Otsetova |
rowing Rowing (sport) Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water... >-align="center" | 1979 |
Aleksandar Tomov | >-align="center" | Lyubomir Lyubenov Lyubomir Lyubenov (canoer) Lyubomir Lyubenov is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he won a gold in the C-1 1000 m event and a silver in the C-1 500 m event.... |
canoeing Canoeing Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'.... >-align="center" | 1981 |
Yanko Rusev Yanko Rusev Yanko Rusev was an Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria.In 1993 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.-Weightlifting achievements:*Olympic champion ;... |
>-align="center" | Blagoy Blagoev Blagoy Blagoev TotalTotalBlagoy Blagoev was an Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria.- Weightlifting achievements :* Silver medalist in Olympic Games ;* Senior world champion ;* Silver medalist in Senior World Championships ;... |
>-align="center" | Vasil Etropolski Vasil Etropolski Vasil Etropolski is a Bulgarian fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics. He is the twin brother of Khristo Etropolski, who also fenced for Bulgaria at the Olympics.-References:... |
fencing Fencing Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games... , sabre Sabre (fencing) The sabre is one of the three weapons of modern sport fencing, and is alternatively spelled saber in American English. The sabre differs from the other modern fencing weapons, the épée and foil, in that it is possible to score with the edge of the blade; for this reason, sabreur movements and... >-align="center" | 1984 |
Lyudmila Andonova-Zhecheva | high jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years.... >-align="center" | 1985 |
Stefka Kostadinova Stefka Kostadinova Stefka Kostadinova is a Bulgarian retired athlete and the current women's world record holder in the high jump. She is the current president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee.-Career:... |
>-align="center" | Yordanka Donkova Yordanka Donkova Yordanka Donkova is a former hurdling athlete notable for winning an Olympic gold medal and bronze medal as well as 9 medals at European indoor and outdoor championships. She still holds the CR for the European Championships with 12.38 s. Donkova set four world records in 1986... |
>-align="center" | >-align="center" | Stefka Kostadinova Stefka Kostadinova Stefka Kostadinova is a Bulgarian retired athlete and the current women's world record holder in the high jump. She is the current president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee.-Career:... |
>-align="center" | triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a... >-align="center" |rowspan=2| 1988 |
Tanya Dangalakova | swimming Swimming (sport) Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native... , breaststroke Breaststroke The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn... >-align="center" | | Khristo Markov |
>-align="center" | Vesela Lecheva | >-align="center" | >-align="center" | Stefan Botev Stefan Botev Stefan Khristov Botev was an Olympic weightlifter for Bulgaria and later for Australia. He was coached by Ivan Abajiev.In 2007 he was elected member of the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.... |
>-align="center" | Serafim Todorov Serafim Todorov Serafim Simeonov Todorov or Gogi Todoridze is a former Bulgarian/Georgian boxer who won the amateur world championship three times... |
boxing Boxing Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds... >-align="center" | 1992 |
Nikolay Bukhalov Nikolay Bukhalov Nikolay Petkov Bukhalov is Bulgaria's most successful ever sprint canoer. He competed mostly in the Canadian canoe C-1 event though he did win world championship medals in the C-4 events.... |
>-align="center" | Serafim Todorov Serafim Todorov Serafim Simeonov Todorov or Gogi Todoridze is a former Bulgarian/Georgian boxer who won the amateur world championship three times... |
>-align="center" | Hristo Stoichkov Hristo Stoichkov Hristo Stoichkov Stoichkov , sometimes Stoitchkov; born 8 February 1966 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian footballer. He is regarded as one of the best footballers of his generation and the greatest Bulgarian footballer of all time. Nicknamed The Dagger , The Dog , The Modern Left... |
>-align="center" | Stefka Kostadinova Stefka Kostadinova Stefka Kostadinova is a Bulgarian retired athlete and the current women's world record holder in the high jump. She is the current president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee.-Career:... |
>-align="center" | Stefka Kostadinova Stefka Kostadinova Stefka Kostadinova is a Bulgarian retired athlete and the current women's world record holder in the high jump. She is the current president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee.-Career:... |
>-align="center" | Yoto Yotov Yoto Yotov Yoto Vasilev Yotov is a Bulgarian/Croatian weightlifter.It can be said that Yotov has a great love for the sport, as he was still competing as recently as October 2006. He represented Croatia in the Men's 85 kg class... |
>-align="center" | Ekaterina Dafovska Ekaterina Dafovska Ekaterina Dafovska is a Bulgarian biathlete. At the age of 15 years she signed up in the sports club of her hometown, where she went in for biathlon. She won a gold Olympic medal at the 15 km Individual event during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano... |
biathlon Biathlon Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting... >-align="center" | 1999 |
Galabin Boevski Galabin Boevski Galabin Boevski is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He was born in Knezha, and was both World Champion and Olympic Champion. He was later suspended for eight years after failing drug tests. He is now in a Brazilian prison awaiting a trial for an alleged cocaine trafficking... |
>-align="center" | Tereza Marinova Tereza Marinova Tereza Moncheva Marinova is a Bulgarian athlete who competed in long jump and triple jump. In her younger days she became both European and World Junior champion, and she still holds the world junior record at triple jump. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal with a personal best... |
>-align="center" | Yordan Yovchev | artistic gymnastics Artistic gymnastics Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite... >-align="center" | 2002 |
Rumyana Neykova Rumyana Neykova Rumyana Neykova is a Bulgarian rower. Neykova competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she won silver in Single Sculls, the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won bronze and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won gold in the same discipline. Her... |
>-align="center" | Yordan Yovchev | >-align="center" | Mariya Grozdeva | >-align="center" | Veselin Topalov Veselin Topalov Veselin Aleksandrov Topalov is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster. He currently has the sixth highest rating in the world, and was the challenger facing world champion Viswanathan Anand in the World Chess Championship 2010, losing the match 6½–5½.... |
chess Chess Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player... >-align="center" | 2006 |
Albena Denkova Albena Denkova Albena Denkova is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fiance Maxim Staviski, she is the 2006 & 2007 World Champion, the 2003 & 2004 European silver medalist, and the 2006 Grand Prix Final champion... and Maxim Staviski Maxim Staviski Maxim Staviski is a Bulgarian ice dancer. With partner and fiancée Albena Denkova, he is the 2006 & 2007 World Champion, the 2003 & 2004 European silver medalist, and the 2006 Grand Prix Final champion... |
ice dancing Ice dancing Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976.... >-align="center" | 2007 |
Stanka Zlateva Stanka Zlateva Stanka Zlateva Hristova is a female Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she won a silver medal... |
>-align="center" | Rumyana Neykova Rumyana Neykova Rumyana Neykova is a Bulgarian rower. Neykova competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she won silver in Single Sculls, the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won bronze and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won gold in the same discipline. Her... |
>-align="center" | Detelin Dalakliev Detelin Dalakliev Detelin Dalakliev is a boxer from Bulgaria. He is competing in the Bantamweight division, and won the gold medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Milano 2009.... |
>-align="center" | Stanka Zlateva Stanka Zlateva Stanka Zlateva Hristova is a female Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she won a silver medal... |