Atanas Sapundzhiev (born 14 July 1950) is a Bulgarian

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: *Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing * Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

. He competed at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

and the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he defeated Mahmoud Ahmed Ali and

Viktor Ivanov Viktor Petrovich Ivanov (, born May 12, 1950) is a Russian politician and businessman, former KGB officer, who served in the KGB Directorate of Leningrad and its successors in 1977–1994. He was the director of The Federal Narcotics Service o ...

, before losing to Mircea Șimon.

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1950 births Living people Bulgarian male boxers Olympic boxers for Bulgaria Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Sliven Heavyweight boxers 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-boxing-bio-stub