Dimitar Karov
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| Full name | Dimitar Lyukov Karov | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 November 1943 Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||
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Dimitar Karov (Bulgarian: Димитър Каров; born 27 November 1943) is a Bulgarian former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. Karov competed with the Bulgarian men's national volleyball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich as a setter.[1][2] He helped Bulgaria win the silver medal at the 1970 FIVB World Championship in Bulgaria.[3]
Despite his relatively short stature at 173 cm (5'8"), Karov was able to compete at the highest levels due in part to his 105 cm (41-inch) vertical jump.[2]
Karov won the prestigious CEV Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.[2]
Club volleyball
Karov helped the Bulgarian club team CSKA to five championship titles as a player and two as a coach.[2] He also won the Trofeo Gazzetta (MVP) in the Italian League in 1974, 1975, and 1976 while playing for CUS Torino.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dimitar Karov Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Todorov, Nayden (5 November 2019). "The legendary Bulgarian Dimitar Karov - 173 cm tall, bouncing 105 cm". European Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Dimitar Karov". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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- Living people
- Bulgarian men's volleyball players
- Olympic volleyball players for Bulgaria
- Volleyball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Volleyball players from Sofia