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Place of Birth: Karlovo, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
About Nikolay Bukhalov
- Nikolay Petkov Bukhalov (Bulgarian: ??????? ?????? ???????, born March 20, 1967 in Karlovo) is Bulgaria's most successful ever sprint canoeist.
- He competed mostly in the Canadian canoe C-1 event though he did win world championship medals in the C-4 events. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three medals, including double gold at Barcelona in 1992.
- In addition, he won thirteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds (C-1 200 m: 1994, 1995; C-1 500 m: 1993, 1994, 1995), three silvers (C-1 500 m: 1991, C-1 1000 m: 1991, 1994), and five bronzes (C-1 500 m: 1986, C-4 500 m: 1990, C-4 1000 m: 1989, 1990, 1991).The final gold medal of his career came at the 1997 European Championships, held on his home course in Plovdiv, where he won the C-1 500 m title.Bukhalov was a member of the Trakia club in Plovdiv and was coached by Georgi Uchkunov.
- He is 187 cm (6'2") tall and raced at 83 kg (183 lbs).
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