Atanas Vasilev Atanasov (Bulgarian: Атанас Василев Атанасов, 19 November 1935 – 3 September 2021) was a Bulgarian basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1] He was also a silver medalist at the European Championships in Sofia in 1957, and a bronze medalist at the European Championships in Belgrade in 1961. He was included in the ideal team of the World Championships in Chile, 1959. Atanasov died on 3 September 2021, at the age of 85.[2]

Atanas Atanasov (Atanas Peychinski, Атанас Пейчински)

Atanas Peychinski, national team of Bulgaria
Personal information
National team	Bulgarian national team
Born	(1935-11-19)19 November 1935 Pleven, Bulgaria
Died	3 September 2021(2021-09-03) (aged 85) Sofia, Bulgaria
Sport
Sport	Basketball

References

External links

• Atanas Atanasov at FIBA
• Atanas Atanasov at Basketball-Reference.com
• Atanas Atanasov at Olympedia

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