What is Vladimir Ivanov (athlete)?
'''Vladimir Vasilev Ivanov''' ({{lang-bg|Владимир Василев Иванов}}, 23 April 1955 – 26 November 2020) was a [[Bulgaria]]n sprinter. He was born in [[Sofia]].<ref name=sref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/vladimir-ivanov-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214656/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/vladimir-ivanov-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Vladimir Ivanov|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref> He competed in [[400 metres]] at the [[1980 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|1980 European Indoor Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1980/m80_02_v.html|title=1980 European Indoor Championships, men's 400 metres heats|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref> At the [[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympics]] he finished sixth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BUL/summer/1980/ATH/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417061034/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/BUL/summer/1980/ATH/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Bulgaria Athletics at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=7 January 2011}}</ref> Ivanov died from [[COVID-19]]-related problems in [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]] on 26 November 2020, aged 65.<ref>{{cite news| title =Рекордьорът на 200 м Владимир Иванов почина на 65 години |url=http://www.atletikabg.com/2020/11/27/рекордьорът-на-200-м-владимир-иванов-поч/ | publisher = Атлетика. Списание за българска и световна атлетика | date={{date|2020-11-27}}|lang= bg |access-date={{date|2020-11-28}} }}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ivanov, Vladimir}} [[Category:1955 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Olympians for Bulgaria]] [[Category:Sprinters]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Bulgaria]] {{sports-bio-stub}}