- Nikolay Bukhalov
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Medal record Men's canoe sprint Olympic Games Gold 1992 Barcelona C-1 500 m Gold 1992 Barcelona C-1 1000 m Bronze 1988 Seoul C-1 1000 m World Championships Gold 1993 Copenhagen C-1 500 m Gold 1994 Mexico City C-1 200 m Gold 1994 Mexico City C-1 500 m Gold 1995 Duisburg C-1 200 m Gold 1995 Duisburg C-1 500 m Silver 1991 Paris C-1 500 m Silver 1991 Paris C-1 1000 m Silver 1994 Mexico City C-1 1000 m Bronze 1986 Montreal C-1 500 m]] Bronze 1989 Plovdiv C-4 1000 m Bronze 1990 Poznań C-4 500 m Bronze 1990 Poznań C-4 1000 m Bronze 1991 Paris C-4 1000 m Nikolay Petkov Bukhalov (Bulgarian: Николай Петков Бухалов, born March 20, 1967 in Karlovo[1]) is Bulgaria's most successful ever sprint canoer. He competed mostly in the Canadian canoe C-1 event though he did win world championship medals in the C-4 events.
Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three medals, including double gold at Barcelona in 1992. In addition, he won thirteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds (C-1 200 m: 1994, 1995; C-1 500 m: 1993, 1994, 1995), three silvers (C-1 500 m: 1991, C-1 1000 m: 1991, 1994), and five bronzes (C-1 500 m: 1986, C-4 500 m: 1990, C-4 1000 m: 1989, 1990, 1991).[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 C-1 500 m 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]
References
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- Sports-reference.com profile
Olympic Canoeing Champions in Men's C-1 500 m 1976: Aleksandr Rogov (URS) • 1980: Sergei Postrekhin (URS) • 1984: Larry Cain (CAN) • 1988: Olaf Heukrodt (GDR) • 1992: Nikolay Bukhalov (BUL) • 1996: Martin Doktor (CZE) • 2000: György Kolonics (HUN} • 2004: Andreas Dittmer (GER) • 2008: Maxim Opalev (RUS)
Olympic Canoeing Champions in Men's C-1 1000 m 1936: Frank Amyot (CAN) • 1948 – 1952: Josef Holeček (TCH) • 1956: Leon Rotman (ROU) • 1960: János Parti (HUN) • 1964: Jürgen Eschert (EUA) • 1968: Tibor Tatai (HUN) • 1972: Ivan Patzaichin (ROU} • 1976: Matija Ljubek (YUG) • 1980: Lyubomir Lyubenov (BUL) • 1984: Ulrich Eicke (FRG) • 1988: Ivans Klementjevs (URS) • 1992: Nikolay Bukhalov (BUL) • 1996: Martin Doktor (CZE) • 2000: Andreas Dittmer (GER} • 2004: David Cal (ESP) • 2008: Attila Vajda (HUN)
1994: Nikolay Bukhalov (BUL) * 1995: Nikolay Bukhalov (BUL) * 1997: Béla Belicza (HUN) * 1998: Martin Doktor (CZE) * 1999: Maxim Opalev (RUS) * 2001: Dmitriy Sabin (UKR) * 2002: Maxim Opalev (RUS) * 2003: Maxim Opalev (RUS) * 2005: Valentin Demyanenko (UKR) * 2006: Nikolay Lipkin (RUS) * 2007: Yuriy Cheban (UKR) * 2009: Valentin Demyanenko (AZE) * 2010: Ivan Shtyl (RUS) * 2011: Valentin Demyanenko (AZE)1971: Detlef Lewe (GER) * 1973: Miklós Darvas (HUN) * 1974: Serhei Petrenko (URS) * 1975: Serhei Petrenko (URS) * 1977: Lipat Varabiev (ROU) * 1978: Lyubomir Lyubenov (BUL) * 1979: Sergei Postrekhin (URS) * 1981: Olaf Heukrodt (GDR) * 1982: Olaf Heukrodt (GDR) * 1983: Costicǎ Olaru (ROU) * 1985: Olaf Heukrodt (GDR) * 1986: Olaf Heukrodt (GDR) * 1987: Olaf Heukrodt (GDR) * 1989: Michał Śliwiński (URS) * 1990: Michał Śliwiński (URS) * 1991: Michał Śliwiński (URS) * 1993: Nikolay Bukhalov (BUL) * 1994: Nikolay Bukhalov (BUL) * 1995: Nikolay Bukhalov (BUL) * 1997: Martin Doktor (CZE) * 1998: Maxim Opalev (RUS) * 1999: Maxim Opalev (RUS) * 2001: Maxim Opalev (RUS) * 2002: Maxim Opalev (RUS) * 2003: Andreas Dittmer (GER) * 2005: Andreas Dittmer (GER) * 2006: Maxim Opalev (RUS) * 2007: David Cal (ESP) * 2009: Dzianis Harazha (BLR) * 2010: Dzianis Harazha (BLR) * 2011: Vladimir Fedosenko (RUS)Categories:- 1967 births
- Bulgarian canoeists
- Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic canoeists of Bulgaria
- Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria
- Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria
- People from Plovdiv
- People from Karlovo
- Olympic medalists in canoeing
- Bulgarian canoeist stubs
- Bulgarian Olympic medalist stubs
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