About Dimitar Karov
Born 1943. Dimitar Karov is a volleyball player.
Dimitar Karov (; born 27 November 1943) is a Bulgarian former volleyball player and three-time Olympian. Karov competed with the Bulgarian men's national volleyball team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich as a setter.
Despite his relatively short stature at , Karov was able to compete at the highest levels due in part to his 105 cm (41-inch) vertical jump.
Karov won the prestigious CEV Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.
Club volleyball
Karov helped the Bulgarian club team CSKA to five championship titles as a player and two as a coach. He also won the Trofeo Gazzetta (MVP) in the Italian League in 1974, 1975, and 1976 while playing for CUS Torino.
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Bulgarian volleyball player
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Dimitar Karov was born on 27 November 1943 in Sofia.
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