Georgi Palazov
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Georgi Palazov |
| National team |  Bulgaria |
| Born | 4 February 1980 |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly, medley |
| Club | National Sports Academy |
Georgi Palazov (Bulgarian: Георги Палазов; born 4 February 1980 in Burgas) is a Bulgarian former swimmer, who specialized in butterfly and medley events.[1] He represented Bulgaria at three Olympic Games – 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Palazov achieved his best possible result at the Olympics, when he finished thirty-ninth in the men's 200 m butterfly in 2008, with a time of 2:01.84.[2] Palazov also competed in the men's 400 m individual medley in Sydney, where he set a national record, with a time of 4:35.92, finishing only in fortieth place.[3][4]
In addition to his numerous achievements at the Olympics, Palazov had also set two national records for the 100 m and 200 m butterfly events at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and the other for the 50 m butterfly event at the 2004 European Aquatics Championships in Madrid, Spain.
