Ivan Lebanov

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Ivan Lebanov
Personal information
Born10 December 1957 (1957-12-10) (age 66)
Gostun, Bulgaria
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid 30 km
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977
Sainte-Croix
15 km

Ivan Lebanov (Bulgarian: Иван Лебанов, born 10 December 1957) was a Bulgarian skier who competed from the 1970s to 1985.

He earned a bronze medal in the 30 km event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, becoming the first Bulgarian to win a Winter Olympic medal.

Lebanov's best World Cup finish was a 10th place in a 15 km event in Switzerland in 1982.

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