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Georgi Dakov
Georgi Krumov Dakov (; 21 October 1967 – 29 July 1996) was a Bulgarian high jumper. His personal best jump was , achieved in August 1990 in Brussels. This is the Bulgarian record. - The Athletics Site Dakov reached the 1992 Olympic final and was the 1990 European Championship bronze medallist. He was born in Pleven Pleven ( ) is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality. It is the biggest economic center in .... He died in a car crash on 29 July 1996. He was a five-time Bulgarian National Champion (1986, 87, 88, 90 & 91) International competitions *Note: Results with a "q", indicate overall position in qualifying round. References * * 1967 births 1996 deaths Bulgarian male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Bulgaria Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the tenth largest within the European Union and the List of European countries by area, sixteenth-largest country in Europe by area. Sofia is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city; other major cities include Burgas, Plovdiv, and Varna, Bulgaria, Varna. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Karanovo culture (6,500 BC). In the 6th to 3rd century BC, the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Ancient Macedonians, Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, trib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |