Yavor Hristov (
Bulgarian: Явор Христов; born 25 March 1976 in
Ruse) is an athlete from
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
. He competes in
archery
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a Bow and arrow, bow to shooting, shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting ...
.
Hristov competed in the
men's individual archery event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round he was defeated by Taiwanese's
Chen Szu-yuan
Chen Szu-yuan (; born 7 February 1981) is an athlete from the Republic of China. He competes in archery.
2004 Summer Olympics
Chen competed for the Republic of China (as Chinese Taipei) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual ...
. His final rank was 28th overall.
He also competed in the
same event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He lost in the first round to
Luis Alvarez of Mexico.
References
1976 births
Living people
Olympic archers for Bulgaria
Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Archers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Bulgarian male archers
Archers at the 2015 European Games
European Games competitors for Bulgaria
Sportspeople from Ruse, Bulgaria
21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen
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