Dimitar Zlatanov ( bg, Димитър Златанов; born 9 November 1948, in
Ihtiman
Ihtiman ( bg, Ихтиман ) is a town in western Bulgaria, part of Sofia Province. It is located in the Ihtimanska Sredna Gora mountains and lies in a valley 48 km from Sofia and 95 km from Plovdiv, close to the Trakiya motorway.
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Bulgaria
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volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
player who is a three-time Olympian.
He won a silver medal at the
1980 Olympics, and also previously competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics.
He won eight national championships with the club team
CSKA
CSKA (Cyrillic: ЦСКА) is an abbreviation for "Central Sports Club of the Army" in several Slavic languages, and refers to military sports teams in may stand for:
Bulgaria
* Football clubs
** PFC CSKA Sofia, a professional association football ...
of Sofia.
He is widely regarded as one of the best players of all time.
Zlatanov was inducted into the
International Volleyball Hall of Fame
The International Volleyball Hall of Fame (IVHF) was founded to honor extraordinary players, coaches, officials, and leaders who have made significant contributions to the game of volleyball. The Hall of Fame is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, ...
in 2007.
Personal life
Zlatanov's son,
Hristo Zlatanov, played for the Italian national team.
References
External links
Dimitar Zlatanov at Olympics.comOlympedia Profile: Dimitar ZlatanovVolleyball Club CSKA History
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1948 births
Living people
Bulgarian men's volleyball players
Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic volleyball players for Bulgaria
Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria
Olympic medalists in volleyball
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
People from Ihtiman
Sportspeople from Sofia Province
Outside hitters
Bulgarian volleyball coaches
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate volleyball players in Italy