Ivan Tuparov

Ivan Todorov Tuparov (Bulgarian: Иван Тодоров Тупаров, born 15 November 1959) is a retired Bulgarian long jumper.

He was born in Rakitovo.[1] At the 1977 European Junior Championships he won the silver medal in the long jump.[2] He competed at the 1980 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[1] He finished ninth at the 1980 European Indoor Championships,[3] and eighth at the 1981 European Indoor Championships.[4] At the 1982 European Championships he finished twelfth in the long jump final and also eighth in the 4 x 100 metres relay together with Ivaylo Karanyotov, Nikolay Markov and Petar Petrov.[5][6]

He became Bulgarian champion in 1978, 1980, 1982 and 1984,[7] and Bulgarian indoor champion in 1979, 1980 and 1982.[8]

His personal best jump was 8.07 metres, achieved in June 1984 in Sofia.[9]

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