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Anton Ivanov (sprinter)

Anton Ivanov (sprinter)

Bulgarian sprinter (born 1971)

Anton Sashov Ivanov (Bulgarian: Антон Сашов Иванов; born 18 July 1971) is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

He finished eighth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, with teammates Stanislav Georgiev, Tsvetoslav Stankulov and Kiril Raykov.[1] He also finished fifth at the 1994 European Championships and sixth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships.[2] In addition to that, he competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3]

His personal best time is 45.61 seconds, achieved in July 1993 in Sofia. This ranks him second among Bulgarian 200 metres sprinters, only behind Iliya Dzhivondov.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    1993 World Championships Results - 4x400 Metres Relay - Men - Final
  2. [2]
    1996 European Indoor Championships, men's 400 m final Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  3. [3]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anton Ivanov Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  4. [4]
    World men's all-time best 400m (last updated 2001)


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