Lyubomir Lyubenov (canoeist)

Lyubomir Lyubenov

Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
	1980 Moscow	C-1 1000 m
	1980 Moscow	C-1 500 m
World Championships
	1978 Belgrade	C-1 500 m
	1979 Duisburg	C-1 1000 m
	1979 Duisburg	C-1 500 m
	1981 Nottingham	C-2 500 m

Lyubomir Lyubenov (Bulgarian: Любомир Любенов, born March 26, 1957) is a Bulgarian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he won a gold in the C-1 1000 m event and a silver in the C-1 500 m event.

Born in Plovdiv, Lyubenov won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (C-1 500: 1978), a silver (C-1 1000 m: 1979), and two bronzes (C-1 500 m: 1979, C-2 500 m: 1981).

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile