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Lyubomir Lyubenov

Full name: Lyubomir Yankov Lyubenov
Original name: Любомир Янков Любенов
Gender: Male
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Weight: 181 lbs (82 kg)
Born: March 26, 1957 in Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Affiliations: Trakiya Plovdiv
Country: BUL Bulgaria
Sport: Canoeing

Medals: 1 Gold, 1 Silver (2 Total)

Biography

Lyubomir Lyubenov had the following podium finishes at the Flatwater World Championships: 1st 1978 C1 500 m, 2nd 1979 C1 1000 m, 3rd 1979 C1 500 m, 3rd 1981 C2 500 m (with the non-Olympian Sevdalin Ilkov).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1980 Summer 23 Moskva Canoeing Men's Canadian Singles, 500 metres Bulgaria BUL 2 Silver
1980 Summer 23 Moskva Canoeing Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres Bulgaria BUL 1 Gold

Men's Canadian Singles, 500 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1980 Summer 23 Moskva Canoeing Bulgaria Final Round 2 1:53.49
1980 Summer 23 Moskva Canoeing Bulgaria Round One Heat Two 1 QU 1:54.31

Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank T
1980 Summer 23 Moskva Canoeing Bulgaria Final Round 1 4:12.38
1980 Summer 23 Moskva Canoeing Bulgaria Round One Heat One 2 QU 4:06.82