Before taking his European indoor title, he had finished sixth in 1975 and fourth in 1976. He finished his career with a personal best of 20.72 m (67 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[5] He was a four-time national champion indoors and a five-time champion outdoors (mostly finishing behind Nikolai Khristov).[6][7]
References
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valcho Stoev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2012. Full name: Valcho Stoev Khristov / Original name: Вълчо Стоев Христов