Atanas Mladenov (, born 3 January 1960) is a retired

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er.

Career

He was born in

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and represented the club Trakia Plovdiv. He competed at the

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without reaching the final. He became Bulgarian champion in 1980 and 1981. His championship record of 2.15 metres set in 1980 was improved already in 1981 by Georgi Gadzhev. He also became Bulgarian indoor champion in 1980 and 1982. He equalled the championship record of 2.16 metres but was surpassed by Valentin Getov in 1981. His personal best jump was 2.20 metres, achieved in 1980.

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1960 births Living people Athletes from Plovdiv Bulgarian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bulgaria Bulgarian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub