Vladimir Ivanov (sprinter)

Vladimir Vasilev Ivanov (Bulgarian: Владимир Василев Иванов; 23 April 1955 – 26 November 2020) was a Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.

He was born in Sofia, and represented the club Slavia.[1] He competed in 400 metres at the 1980 European Indoor Championships.[2] At the 1980 Olympics he reached the quarter-final of the 200 metres,[1] and in the 4 x 100 metres relay the Bulgarian team (Pavel Pavlov, Ivanov, Ivaylo Karanyotov and Petar Petrov) finished sixth.[3]

He won the Balkan Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1982.[4] He became Bulgarian 100 metres champion in 1975, and 200 metres champion in 1979 and 1980.[5] He became 400 metres indoor champion in 1980.[6]

His personal best times were 10.40 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in 1979; and 20.74 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in 1978.[1]

Ivanov died from COVID-19 complications on 26 November 2020. He was 65.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vladimir Ivanov". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  2. ^ "1980 European Indoor Championships, men's 400 metres heats". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Bulgaria Athletics at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Balkan Games/Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Bulgarian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Bulgarian Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Рекордьорът на 200 м Владимир Иванов почина на 65 години" (in Bulgarian). Атлетика. Списание за българска и световна атлетика. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.


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