Nikolay Bukhalov
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's flatwater canoeing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | C-1 500 m | |
| Gold | 1992 Barcelona | C-1 1000 m | |
| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | C-1 1000 m | |
Nikolay Petkov Bukhalov (Bulgarian: Николай Петков Бухалов, born March 20, 1967 in Karlovo[1]) is Bulgaria's most successful ever flatwater canoer. He competed in the Canadian canoe C-1 event.
He won three individual canoe Olympic medals, including double gold at Barcelona in 1992. In addition he won five world championship gold medals (1993, 1994 (2) and 1995 (2)).[1]
The final gold medal of his career came at the 1997 European Championships, held on his home course in Plovdiv, where he won the the C-1 500m title.[1]
Bukhalov was a member of the Trakia club in Plovdiv and was coached by Georgi Uchkunov.[citation needed] He is 187 cm (6'2") tall and raced at 83 kg (183 lbs).[1]
Nikolay Bukhalov is a distant cousin of the pole vaulter Spas Bukhalov.[2]
[edit] References
This biographical article relating to Bulgarian sport is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.   This article about a Bulgarian Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 |
This article about a canoeist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
