Stanimir Penchev
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Stanimir Penchev is a retired Bulgaria
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He finished ninth at the 1987 European Indoor Championships
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His personal best jump was 5.70 metres, achieved in August 1986 in Sofia
. This ranks him fourth among Bulgarian pole vaulters, behind Spas Bukhalov
, Atanas Tarev
, Nikolay Nikolov
, and joint with Iliyan Efremov
and Delko Lesev
.
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...
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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...
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He finished ninth at the 1987 European Indoor Championships
1987 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 18th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Stade Couvert Régional in Liévin, a city in France, in 1987.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com*...
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His personal best jump was 5.70 metres, achieved in August 1986 in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
. This ranks him fourth among Bulgarian pole vaulters, behind Spas Bukhalov
Spas Bukhalov
Spas Bukhalov is a Bulgarian pole vaulter.He won the 2001 Balkan Games and finished sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the Olympic Games in 2004 as well as the World Championships in 2003 and 2007 without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 5.80 metres,...
, Atanas Tarev
Atanas Tarev
Atanas Tarev is a retired pole vaulter from Bulgaria. He won a bronze medal at the inaugural World Championships in 1983, and won the European Indoor Championships in 1986. The same year he jumped 5.80 metres, a personal best....
, Nikolay Nikolov
Nikolay Nikolov (athlete)
Nikolay Nikolov is a retired Bulgarian pole vaulter. He is best known for winning a silver medal at the 1988 European Indoor Championships.His personal best jump was 5.72 metres, achieved in July 1991 in Sofia. This ranks him third among Bulgarian pole vaulters, only behind Spas Bukhalov and...
, and joint with Iliyan Efremov
Iliyan Efremov
Iliyan Efremov is a Bulgarian pole vaulter.He finished tenth at the 1988 World Junior Championships and thirteenth at the 2006 European Championships. He also won gold medals at the 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003 Balkan Games...
and Delko Lesev
Delko Lesev
Delko Lesev is a retired Bulgarian pole vaulter.His personal best jump was 5.70 metres, achieved in June 1991 in Plovdiv. This ranks him fourth among Bulgarian pole vaulters, behind Spas Bukhalov, Atanas Tarev, Nikolay Nikolov, and joint with Stanimir Penchev and Iliyan...
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