Pavel Pavlov (sprinter) explained

Pavel Georgiev Pavlov (Bulgarian: Павел Георгиев Павлов, 8 March 1952  - 3 December 2004) was a Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 200 meters.

He was born in Plovdiv, and represented the clubs Akademik Sofia, CSKA and Botev Vratsa.^[1] He competed in 400 metres at the 1978 European Indoor Championships.^[2] At the 1980 Olympics he reached the quarter-final of the 200 metres,^[1] and in the 4 x 100 metres relay the Bulgarian team (Pavlov, Vladimir Ivanov, Ivaylo Karanyotov and Petar Petrov) finished sixth.^[3]

He became Bulgarian 200 metres champion in 1975 and 1978.^[4] His personal best times were 10.3 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in 1976; and 20.87 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in 1979.^[1]

Following his death in 2004, an annual competition in Sofia was created in his honour.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pavel Pavlov. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418092653/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/pavel-pavlov-3.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 7 January 2011.
2. Web site: 1978 European Indoor Championships, men's 400 metres heats. Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. 7 January 2011.
3. Web site: Bulgaria Athletics at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417061034/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BUL/summer/1980/ATH/. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 7 January 2011.
4. Web site: Bulgarian Championships. GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 7 January 2011.
5. http://www.european-athletics.org/outdoor-classic-meetings/karailiev-and-pishchalnikova-the-stars-in-sofia.html Karailiev and Pishchalnikova the stars in Sofia