Lubomir Gueraskov (, born 27 December 1968) was a Bulgarian gymnast and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where he won Olympic gold on the pommel horse. He also won two bronze medals at the 1987 World Championships, along with assisting his team to a third-place finish at the 1989 European Championships.
Early life Lubomir Gueraskov was born on 27 December 1968 in his hometown, near the outskirts of Bulgaria's capital and largest city, Sofia. Under the communist law, he was appointed to the youth sports academy where his gymnastics talent grew in popularity amongst top-level coaches.
As a result, he was admitted to a leading Bulgarian youth sports school at a young age. His talent and rapid progress soon attracted national attention. Lubomir became known as a successful gymnast of his generation, winning numerous regional and national titles. During his teenage years, he joined his hometown club, Levski Sofia, contributing to several championship victories. At the same time, he was selected for the national Olympic team, where he achieved broader international recognition.
Gymnastics career World Championships and Olympic Success At 18, Lubomir Geraskov would earn the bronze medal on both the pommel horse and floor exercise at the 1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam. Two years prior, he became individual champion at the 1985 Bulgarian National Gymnastics Championships. Lubomir also helped lead his team to a Balkan Championships in 1986. His peak of glory came two years later when he won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea 1988, scoring a perfect 10.00. Lubomir became the second man in Bulgarian history to win a gold medal in the sport of gymnastics, along with being the youngest, at 19. To top off his gymnastic career, Lubomir was inducted into the Bulgarian Sports Hall of Fame, becoming a very popular men's gymnastics figure in Bulgarian sports history."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Gymnastics" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 29, 2008)
Awards and honours CompetitionTotalOlympic Games1 0 0 1World Cup0 0 2 2European Cup0 0 1 1Balkan Cup1 0 0 2 Bulgarian Cup1 0 0 1Total4037
Team Awards World Championships Fourth Place: 1987 European Championships Third Place: 1989 Balkan Cup First Place: 1986
Individual Awards Olympic Games First Place: (Pommel Horse) 1988 World Championships Third Place: (Pommel Horse) 1987 Third Place: (Floor Exercise) 1987 Balkan Cup First Place: 1986 Bulgarian Cup First Place: 1985
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