Milko Kazanov donated his Olympic bronze medal, won in the 1,000-metre kayak doubles event at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, to the National Sports Academy. The valuable donation was…
Milko Kazanov donated his Olympic bronze medal, won in the 1,000-metre kayak doubles event at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, to the National Sports Academy.
This valuable donation was presented in person by Milko Kazanov during a lecture on the history of physical education and sport with first-year students from the Faculty of Sport. The Olympic medal was accepted by Associate Professor Emilia Vitanova and Assistant Professor Vanya Yordanova from the team at the NSA’s Educational and Olympic Centre and will be displayed in the museum collection.
Milko Kazanov is a canoe-kayak competitor, and later a coach, and a graduate of the National Sports Academy. He won a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, as well as in the 1,000-metre kayak four at the 2002 World Championships in Seville. He is the father of gymnast Lyubomira Kazanova, also an Olympic bronze medallist with the Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics team.
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