Stoyan Deltchev ( bg, Стоян Делчев, born in

Plovdiv Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...

, July 3, 1959) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Mac ...

gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, s ...

and Olympic champion. He competed at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

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where he received a gold medal in ''horizontal bar'' and a bronze medal in ''all-around individual''."1980 Summer Olympics – Moscow, Soviet Union – Gymnastics"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 29, 2008) He now owns a gymnastics school in

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.Deltchev Gymnastics website
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* 1959 births Living people Bulgarian male artistic gymnasts Sportspeople from Plovdiv Bulgarian emigrants to the United States Gymnasts at the 1976 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Bulgaria Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships European champions in gymnastics {{Bulgaria-Olympic-medalist-stub