Ivan Lebanov
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| Born | 10 December 1957 (age 66) Gostun, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
External links
[edit]- Ivan Lebanov at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Bulgarian Olympic Committee history (featuring Lebanov) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-09-27)
- Ivan Lebanov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ivan Lebanov at Olympics.com
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- Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria
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- Macedonian Bulgarians
- Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Winter World University Games medalists in cross-country skiing
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Bulgaria
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Bulgaria
- Competitors at the 1978 Winter Universiade
- Competitors at the 1981 Winter Universiade
- Competitors at the 1983 Winter Universiade
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