Petar Petrov (sprinter)

Petar Petrov
Personal information
Born (1955-02-17) 17 February 1955
Svishtov, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1980 Moscow100 m
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place1978 Milan60 m
Bronze medal – third place1976 Munich60 m
Bronze medal – third place1979 Vienna60 m
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place1977 Sofia100 m

Petar Nikolov Petrov (Bulgarian: Петър Петров; born 17 February 1955) is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. His personal best time was 10.13 seconds, achieved at the 1980 Olympics. This is the Bulgarian record.[1]

Achievements

In 1973, Petrov won two European Junior silver medals in the 100 and 200 metres,[2] and was the semifinalist in the European Athletics Cup in 1977 and 1979. He also won three medals at the European Indoor Championships,[3] a silver medal at the 1977 Summer Universiade, and seven Balkan Games titles.[4]

In the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, Petrov ranked eighth as a finalist in the 100 meters relay. During the 1980 Olympic Games, he won the bronze medal in the 100 meters relay, finishing behind Allan Wells and Silvio Leonard. In the same year, he also ranked sixth in the 4 × 100 m relay games with Vladimir Ivanov, Ivaylo Karanyotov and Pavel Pavlov, and finished in the quarterfinals of the 200 meters relay game.[5]

Perlov's additional accolades include finishing eighth in the 1982 European Athletics Championships' 4 × 100 meters relay with Karanyotov, Nikolay Markov and Ivan Tuparov,[6] and winning nine outdoor Bulgarian sprint titles[7] and five indoor 60 meters titles on a domestic level.

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
1976 European Indoor Championships Munich, West Germany 3rd 60 metres
1977 Universiade Sofia, Bulgaria 2nd 100 metres
1978 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 2nd 60 metres
European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 4th 100 metres
1979 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 3rd 60 metres
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, USSR 3rd 100 metres

References

  1. ↑ All time best Balkan athletes, men - The Athletics Site
  2. ↑ European Junior Championships (Men) - GBR Athletics
  3. ↑ European Indoor Championships (Men) - GBR Athletics
  4. ↑ Balkan Games/Championships - GBR Athletics
  5. ↑ "Petar Petrov". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Men 4x100m Relay European Championships 1982 Athens (GRE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  7. ↑ Bulgarian Championships - GBR Athletics
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