Yanko Bratanov
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Born | 400 m hurdles | 10 June 1952|||||||||||
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Personal best | 400 m hurdles: 49.77 (1976) | |||||||||||
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Yanko Ivanov Bratanov (
in Qatar and Bahrain.Biography
Athletic career
Bratanov was born in
Bratanov equalled the
At the 1976 European Indoor Championships in Munich Bratanov won gold in the men's 400 metres, setting a new Bulgarian indoor record of 47.79 in the final to defeat West Germany's defending champion Hermann Köhler.[2][5] Bratanov set his personal best in the 400 m hurdles, 49.77, in Fürth on 13 June 1976; he was the first Bulgarian to break 50 seconds.[2] He made his Olympic debut in Montreal later that summer, running 51.84 in the heats and 50.11 in the semi-finals; he qualified for the Olympic final, in which he placed sixth in 50.03.[1]
In total, Bratanov was a seven-time Bulgarian champion; five times outdoors in the 400 m hurdles (1972, 1973, 1974, 1978 and 1979) and twice indoors over 400 m (1974 and 1975).[4][6] At the 1978 European Championships in Prague Bratanov was eliminated in the semi-finals, but at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow he again qualified for the Olympic final; he was the only athlete to make the 400 m hurdles final in both Montreal and Moscow.[3][7] He suffered a cramp in the Moscow final and placed a clear last in 56.35.[2][7]
Coaching career
Bratanov retired as an athlete in 1983, but remained active in track and field as a coach. Initially, he coached in Bulgaria, moving to
References
- ^ a b "Yanko Bratanov Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Vangelov, Aleksandr (10 June 2012). Янко Братанов "чукна" 60 (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ a b Yanko Bratanov at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ a b c "Bulgarian Championships". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ European Athletics; Organising Committee European Athletics Indoor Prague 2015. pp. 74, 188, 541.
- ^ "Bulgarian Indoor Championships". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ ISBN 951-9466-20-7.
- ^ Ivanova, Snezhana (13 June 2005). "Novinar.bg" От 12 години Янко Братанов подготвя атлети в Катар (in Bulgarian). novinar.bg. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Daneva, Mimi (14 July 2014). Посолство отказа виза на най-успешния треньор Янко Братанов (аудио и снимки) (in Bulgarian). sliven-sport.com. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- IAAF. Retrieved 21 July 2015.