Petar Popangelov

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Petar Popangelov
Personal information
Born (1959-01-31) January 31, 1959 (age 65)
Samokov, Bulgaria
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
World Cup debut1977
Retired1988
Olympics
Teams4
World Championships
Teams3
World Cup
Seasons11
Wins1
Podiums11
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Bulgaria
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 1 6 4
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Junior Championships 2 1 0
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 Gällivare Slalom
Gold medal – first place 1977 Kranjska Gora Slalom
Silver medal – second place 1976 Gällivare Giant Slalom

Petăr Popangelov (Bulgarian: Петър Попангелов, born January 31, 1959, in the city of Samokov) is a Bulgarian alpine skier known at home by his nickname "Pepe" Popangelov. He won the 1977 European Cup in slalom World Cup in Lenggries, Germany. He continued racing in World Cup events for more than a decade from 1977 through 1988, finishing eleven times in first, second, or third place.

Biography

Pepe Popangelov competed in four Winter Olympiads. He took sixth place in two of those outings at the 1980 games in Lake Placid and at the 1984 games in Sarajevo. He won 26 Bulgarian national championships during his career.

Popangelov's father, the late Petar Popangelov Senior, was "Pepe's" trainer and was a famous Bulgarian ski champion in his own right who competed in five Winter Olympiads.

After earning such distinctions, the Popangelov family was awarded property in the Bulgarian ski resort of Borovets where they built their own bed & breakfast lodge and ski school known as the Hotel Popangelov. Pepe runs it with his wife Zoya. They have two daughters. The fireplace mantel and an entire wall in the hotel restaurant display a collection of photos and memorabilia chronicling Pepe Popangelov's ski career from toddler to champion, including a few of his 128 cups and 180 medals. He remains Bulgaria's best skier of all time.

One of the ski pistes in Borovets was renamed "Popangelov" in honor of Pepe. It is the site of an annual youth ski competition launched in 2010 in memory of the senior Popangelov, where Pepe personally awards trophies to aspiring boys and girls. Pepe Popangelov appears at international ski competitions held in Bulgaria and has been the advertising face of elite brand skis and automobiles.

Europa Cup results

Popangelov has won an overall Europa Cup.

References

  1. ^ "Alpine Skiing - Petar Popangelov (Bulgaria)".
  2. ^ Bulgaria Ski Team Best Results Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Ski-db.
  3. ^ "ÖSV-Siegertafel - alle Medaillengewinner des ÖSV seit 1931". oesv.at (in German). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

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