Petar Nikolov Petrov (; born 17 February 1955) is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. His personal best time was 10.13 seconds, achieved at the 1980 Olympics. This is the Bulgarian record. - The Athletics Site
Achievements In 1973, Petrov won two European Junior silver medals in the 100 and 200 metres,European Junior Championships (Men) - GBR Athletics and was the semifinalist in the European Athletics Cup in 1977 and 1979. He also won three medals at the European Indoor Championships,European Indoor Championships (Men) - GBR Athletics a silver medal at the 1977 Summer Universiade, and seven Balkan Games titles.Balkan Games/Championships - GBR Athletics
In the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, Petrov ranked eighth as a finalist in the 100 meters relay. During the 1980 Olympic Games, he won the bronze medal in the 100 meters relay, finishing behind Allan Wells and Silvio Leonard. In the same year, he also ranked sixth in the 4 × 100 m relay games with Vladimir Ivanov, Ivaylo Karanyotov and Pavel Pavlov, and finished in the quarterfinals of the 200 meters relay game.
Perlov's additional accolades include finishing eighth in the 1982 European Athletics Championships' 4 × 100 meters relay with Karanyotov, Nikolay Markov and Ivan Tuparov, and winning nine outdoor Bulgarian sprint titlesBulgarian Championships - GBR Athletics and five indoor 60 meters titles on a domestic level.
1976European Indoor ChampionshipsMunich, West Germany 3rd60 metres1977UniversiadeSofia, Bulgaria 2nd100 metres1978European Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy 2nd60 metresEuropean ChampionshipsPrague, Czechoslovakia 4th100 metres1979European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria 3rd60 metres1980Olympic GamesMoscow, USSR 3rd100 metres
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