Nikolay Bukhalov

Nikolay Petkov Bukhalov (Bulgarian: Николай Петков Бухалов, born 20 March 1967 in Karlovo[1]) 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.

Nikolay Bukhalov
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
1992 BarcelonaC-1 500 m
1992 BarcelonaC-1 1000 m
1988 SeoulC-1 1000 m
World Championships
1993 CopenhagenC-1 500 m
1994 Mexico CityC-1 200 m
1994 Mexico CityC-1 500 m
1995 DuisburgC-1 200 m
1995 DuisburgC-1 500 m
1991 ParisC-1 500 m
1991 ParisC-1 1000 m
1994 Mexico CityC-1 1000 m
1986 MontrealC-1 500 m
1989 PlovdivC-4 1000 m
1990 PoznańC-4 500 m
1990 PoznańC-4 1000 m
1991 ParisC-4 1000 m

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).[1]

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.[1]

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).[1]

References
  1. (in Bulgarian)




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