Spas Bukhalov
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Spas Bukhalov is a Bulgaria
n pole vault
er.
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, achieved in June 2007 in Sofia
. This is the Bulgarian, and Balkan, record.
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...
er.
He won the 2001 Balkan Games and finished sixth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships
2007 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 29th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England, from Friday, 2 March to Sunday, 4 March 2007...
. He also competed at the Olympic Games in 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 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:...
and 2007
2007 World Championships in Athletics - Men's pole vault
The Men's Pole Vault event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 30, 2007 and 1 September 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.-Medallists:-Records:-Final:-Group A:-Group B:...
without reaching the final.
His personal best jump is 5.80 metres, achieved in June 2007 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 is the Bulgarian, and Balkan, record.