Atanas Atanasov (Atanas Peychinski, Атанас Пейчински) | |
Nationality: | Bulgarian |
National Team: | Bulgarian national team |
Sport: | Basketball |
Birth Date: | 19 November 1935 |
Birth Place: | Pleven, Bulgaria |
Death Place: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Atanas Vasilev Atanasov (Bulgarian: Атанас Василев Атанасов, 19 November 1935 – 3 September 2021) was a Bulgarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] He was also a silver medalist at the European Championships in Sofia in 1957, and a bronze medalist at the European Championships in Belgrade in 1961. He was included in the ideal team of the World Championships in Chile, 1959. Atanasov died on 3 September 2021, at the age of 85.[2]