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Asenovgrad

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n sprint canoer

Canoe racing

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 who competed in the 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze in the C-2 500 m

Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's C-2 500 metres

The men's C-2 500 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:...

 event at Barcelona

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 in 1992

1992 Summer Olympics

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Stoyanov's best world championship results also came in the C-2 with Marinov. At the 1994 championships

1994 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1994 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Mexico City, Mexico for the second time at neighboring Xochimilco. The Mexican city had hosted the event previously in 1974 at the same venue that hosted the canoeing and rowing competitions for the 1968 Summer Olympics.The men's...

 in Mexico City

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, they won the C-2 500 m bronze medal. The following year

1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Duisburg, Germany for the third time. The German city had hosted the event previously in 1979 and 1987 when it was part of West Germany....

, in Duisburg

Duisburg

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, they were again bronze medalists, this time in the C-2 200 m event.