Iliyan Efremov is a Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

n pole vault

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

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He finished tenth at the 1988 World Junior Championships

1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1988 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada from July 27 to July 31, 1988....

 and thirteenth at the 2006 European Championships

2006 European Championships in Athletics

The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit"...

. He also won gold medals at the 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003 Balkan Games. In addition he competed at the Olympic Games in 2000

Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault

The Men's Pole Vault event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, September 27 and Friday, September 29....

 and 2004

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Pole Vault

The Men's Pole Vault event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 25 and August 27....

 as well as the World Championships in 1997

1997 World Championships in Athletics

The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...

  and 2003

2003 World Championships in Athletics

The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

 without reaching the final.

His personal best jump was 5.70 metres, achieved in June 1998 in Sofia

Sofia

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

. This ranks him fourth among Bulgarian pole vaulters, behind Spas Bukhalov

Spas Bukhalov

Spas Bukhalov is a Bulgarian pole vaulter.He won the 2001 Balkan Games and finished sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the Olympic Games in 2004 as well as the World Championships in 2003 and 2007 without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 5.80 metres,...

, Atanas Tarev

Atanas Tarev

Atanas Tarev is a retired pole vaulter from Bulgaria. He won a bronze medal at the inaugural World Championships in 1983, and won the European Indoor Championships in 1986. The same year he jumped 5.80 metres, a personal best....

, Nikolay Nikolov

Nikolay Nikolov (athlete)

Nikolay Nikolov is a retired Bulgarian pole vaulter. He is best known for winning a silver medal at the 1988 European Indoor Championships.His personal best jump was 5.72 metres, achieved in July 1991 in Sofia. This ranks him third among Bulgarian pole vaulters, only behind Spas Bukhalov and...

, and joint with Stanimir Penchev

Stanimir Penchev

Stanimir Penchev is a retired Bulgarian pole vaulter.He finished ninth at the 1987 European Indoor Championships.His personal best jump was 5.70 metres, achieved in August 1986 in Sofia. This ranks him fourth among Bulgarian pole vaulters, behind Spas Bukhalov, Atanas Tarev, Nikolay Nikolov, and...

 and Delko Lesev

Delko Lesev

Delko Lesev is a retired Bulgarian pole vaulter.His personal best jump was 5.70 metres, achieved in June 1991 in Plovdiv. This ranks him fourth among Bulgarian pole vaulters, behind Spas Bukhalov, Atanas Tarev, Nikolay Nikolov, and joint with Stanimir Penchev and Iliyan...

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