Atanas Tarev

Atanas Kirilov Tarev (Bulgarian: Атанас Кирилов Търев; born January 31, 1958 in Plovdiv Province) is a retired pole vaulter from Bulgaria. He won a bronze medal at the inaugural World Championships in 1983, and won the European Indoor Championships in 1986. The same year he jumped 5.80 meters, a personal best.

After ending his career in sport, Tarev starts several businesses, getting involved in a number of suspicious deals. He has multiple close connections with politicians, including his own son, who currently serves his second term as one of the youngest Municipal Counselor in Bulgaria. Tarev's personal bodyguard and right hand man Trifon Mishovski was charged in 2009 with fraud and racketeering, together with the personal driver of the Plovdiv mayor at the time Slavcho Atanasov.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Bulgaria
1977 European Junior Championships Donetsk, Soviet Union 3rd 5.10 m
1979 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 10th 5.20 m
1980 European Indoor Championships Sindelfingen, West Germany 11th 5.40 m
Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 13th (q) 5.25 m
1981 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 8th 5.50 m
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 5th 5.55 m
European Championships Athens, Greece 3rd 5.60 m
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th 5.55 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd 5.60 m
1984 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union 7th 5.40 m
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 3rd 5.60 m
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 1st 5.70 m
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 4th 5.70 m
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 7th 5.60 m
World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 6th 5.70 m
World Championships Rome, Italy 8th 5.60 m
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 5.70 m
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea – NM
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 7th 5.50 m
World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th 5.40 m

Businesses

Atanas Tarev is currently one of the richest people in Plovdiv. He is an CEO of multiple businesses an

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