Velik Nikolov Kapsazov (Bulgarian: Велик Николов Капсъзов; 15 April 1935 – 27 March 2017) was a Bulgarian gymnast. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events, and shared a bronze medal in the rings in 1960 with Takashi Ono.[2] This was the first Olympic medal for Bulgaria in gymnastics.[3]
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| Born | 15 April 1935 Asenovgrad, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 March 2017 (aged 81)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kapsazov retired following the 1964 Olympic Games and became a coach.[4] He died 27 March 2017, aged 81.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Първият българин с олимпийски медалв спортната гимнастикапочина днес" (in Bulgarian). BTA. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Velik Kapsazov. sports-reference.com
- ^ Rome 1960. Bulgarian Olympic Committee
- ^ "Отиде си Велик Капсъзов – първият ни олимпийски медалист по спортна гимнастика". 24 Chasa. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Hristova, Nadezhda (27 March 2017). "Почина първият ни олимпийски медалист в гимнастиката" [Our First Olympic Medalist in Gymnastics Dies]. Dnes (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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