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Bulgarian Olympic Committee

Bulgaria

Phone: +359 2 987 3431

Fax: +359 2 987 0379

Website: http://www.bgolympic.org/

Address: 4 Angel Kanchev Street 1000 Sofia BULGARIA

nocbulgaria@bgolympic.org

President

Mrs. Stefka Georgieva KOSTADINOVA-POPVASILEVA

Mrs. Stefka Georgieva KOSTADINOVA-POPVASILEVA

Birthday: 25/03/1965

Election Date: 11/11/2005

Date of re-election: 18/09/2009, 09/05/2013, 23/03/2017, 05/05/2021

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Vice-President - WOA (World Olympians Association) 2007 - 2011
Vice-President - Bulgarian Athletics Federation 2006
Vice-President - Bulgarian Olympic Committee 2002 - 2005
Deputy Minister - Youth and Sport 2003 - 2005
Deputy Chairwoman - State Agency of Youth and Sports 2000 - 2003

CAREER AS ATHLETE / COACH

Athletics - Olympic Champion in high jump at Atlanta 1996, Olympic silver medal at Seoul 1988
Two times World Champion in Rome 1987 & Göteborg 1995
Five times World Indoor Champion in Paris 1985, Indianapolis 1987, Budapest 1989, Toronto 1993, Paris 1997
European Champion in Stuttgart 1986
Four times European Indoor Champion in Piraeus 1985, Liévin 1987, Budapest 1988, Paris 1994
World Record Holder in High Jump (209 cm) set up during the World Championships in Rome 1987

EDUCATION

Graduated the Sport Department - 'Paisii Hilendarski' University
'Vassil Levski' Sports School

LANGUAGES

Bulgarian, English, Russian

Secretary General

Mr. Belcho GORANOV

Mr. Belcho GORANOV

Birthday: 15/10/1962

Election Date: 11/11/2005

Date of re-election: 18/09/2009, 09/05/2013, 23/03/2017, 05/05/2021

FUNCTIONS IN NATIONAL SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS

Member - Supervisory Board of the Bulgarian Sports Foundation

FUNCTIONS IN REGIONAL AND CONTINENTAL SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS

Member - EOC Marketing and Communication Commission

FUNCTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL SPORT ORGANIZATIONS

President - UWW Legal and Ethics Commission (United World Wrestling)

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Lawyer
Chief Executive Office - President of the Bulgarian Football Union 2002 – 2004
President - Supervisory Board of the Bulgarian Wrestling Federation 1995 - 2001
Chief Legal Advisor - Central Council of the Bulgarian Union for Physical Culture and Sports 1989 – 1993

CAREER AS ATHLETE / COACH

Wrestler - National Youth Wrestling and Sambo Teams 1984 - 1988

EDUCATION

Degree in law at the Higher Institute of the Ministry of the Interior with a major in sports law
Ph.D. degree National State University of Physical Culture, Sport and Health, St. Petersburg, Russia 2012
Ph.D. degree Vasil Levski National Sports Academy, Sofia 2014

LANGUAGES

English, Bulgarian, Russian