Stanimir Atanasov

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Stanimir Atanasov

Country	Bulgaria
Club	Lokomotiv Canoe/Kayak Club Rousse
Date of birth	20 April 1976
Place of birth	Rousse, Bulgaria
Height	178 cm
Weight	89 kg
Personal Best	1:49.759 at 500 m 3:55.590 at 1000 m
Titles
Olympic Finals:	Athens 2004
Highest World Ranking:	8th

Stanimir Atanasov (Bulgarian: Станимир Атанасов) (born 20 April 1976 in Rousse) is an athlete from Bulgaria. He competes in flatwater canoeing.

A stalwart of the Bulgarian Canadian canoe team for over a decade, Atanasov has been a regular finalist in the major international events. He won a world championship bronze medal in 1995 (C-4). He was a European bronze medallist in 1997 (C-2) and 2002 (C-1).

Atanasov competed at his first Olympics in Athens in 2004, representing Bulgaria in both C-1 events (500m and 1000m).

In the 1000m, he finished second in his heat with a time of 3:55.590. In the semifinal, he fell to sixth place with a time of 4:05.664 and did not qualify for the final.

He enjoyed greater success in the 500m. He placed fifth in his initial heat of the 500 metre with a time of 1:52.917, qualifying for the semifinals. In the semifinal, he finished second with a time of 1:50.631, advancing to the final. There, Atanasov finished in 1:49.759, placing eighth.

Atanasov is 178 cm (5'10) tall and weighs 89 kg (196 lbs). He is a member of the Lokomotiv Canoe/Kayak Club in Rousse. His brother Dimitar is also a member of the Bulgarian national squad.