Ivaylo Karanyotov
Bulgarian sprinter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ivaylo Karanyotov (Bulgarian: Ивайло Караньотов, born 26 February 1958) is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.
He was born in Sofia.[1] He reached the semi-final in the 60 metres at the 1977 European Indoor Championships.[2] He competed in the 100 metres at the 1980 Olympic Games without reaching the final. In the 4 x 100 metres relay, the Bulgarian team (Karanyotov, Vladimir Ivanov, Pavel Pavlov and Petar Petrov) finished sixth.[1] He won the 1981 Balkan Championships.[3] At the 1982 European Championships he finished eighth in the 4 x 100 metres relay together with Nikolay Markov, Petar Petrov and Ivan Tuparov.[4]
He became Bulgarian champion in both 100 and 200 metres in 1981.[5] Indoor, he won the 50 metres title in 1981 and the 200 metres title in 1983.[6]
His personal best jump time was 10.33 seconds, achieved in 1982.[1]
