Emanuil Dyulgerov

After winning the Balkan junior titles in 1973 and 1974 Emanuil Dyulgerov went on to become one of the most successful Bulgarian hammer throwers of all time. In 1974 Dyulgerov threw more than 60 metres for the first time while he was still a teenager, going on to throw more than 70 metres two years later. At the 1977 Summer Universiade in Sofia he won gold with a throw of 75.50 metres.

Competing at the 1980 Moskva Olympics Dyulgerov finished in sixth place with a best throw of 74.04 metres. His best performance at the World Championships came three years later with a throw of 76.64 metres in Helsinki. Dyulgerov made almost 120 throws greater than 70 metres and was the first Bulgarian to cross the 80 metre mark when he threw 80.64 metres in August 1984. At the time of his death only Ivan Tanev and Plamen Minev had recorded longer throws in Bulgarian athletics than Dyulgerov.

Personal Best: HT – 80.64 (1984).