Anton Ivanov (sprinter) explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://iaaf.org/WCH05/history/Year=1993/EventCode=1/gender=M/discipline=4X4/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/index.html 1993 World Championships Results - 4x400 Metres Relay - Men - Final
  2. http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1996/m96_06.html 1996 European Indoor Championships, men's 400 m final
  3. Anton Ivanov Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418083536/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/anton-ivanov-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 18 July 2017.
  4. http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-m03.htm World men's all-time best 400m (last updated 2001)