Anton Sashov Ivanov (; born 18 July 1971) is a retired

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n sprinter who specialized in the

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. He finished eighth in the

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at the 1993 World Championships, with teammates Stanislav Georgiev, Tsvetoslav Stankulov and Kiril Raykov. He also finished fifth at the 1994 European Championships and sixth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. In addition to that, he competed in the men's 200 metres at the

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. His personal best time is 45.61 seconds, achieved in July 1993 in

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. This ranks him second among Bulgarian 200 metres sprinters, only behind Iliya Dzhivondov.World men's all-time best 400m (last updated 2001)
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* 1971 births Living people Bulgarian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bulgaria 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen 21st-century Bulgarian people Bulgarian Athletics Championships winners {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub