Bulgarian pole vaulter
Atanas Kirilov Tarev (Bulgarian: Атанас Кирилов Търев; born 31 January 1958 in Plovdiv Province) is a retired pole vaulter from Bulgaria. He won a bronze medal at the inaugural World Championships in 1983, and won the European Indoor Championships in 1986. The same year he jumped 5.80 metres, a personal best.
International competitions
[edit] | Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
Representing  Bulgaria |
| 1977 | European Junior Championships | Donetsk, Soviet Union | 3rd | 5.10 m |
| 1979 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 10th | 5.20 m |
| 1980 | European Indoor Championships | Sindelfingen, West Germany | 11th | 5.40 m |
| Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 13th (q) | 5.25 m |
| 1981 | European Indoor Championships | Grenoble, France | 8th | 5.50 m |
| 1982 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 5th | 5.55 m |
| European Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 5.60 m |
| 1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 5.55 m |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 5.60 m |
| 1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7th | 5.40 m |
| 1985 | European Indoor Championships | Piraeus, Greece | 3rd | 5.60 m |
| 1986 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 1st | 5.70 m |
| European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 4th | 5.70 m |
| 1987 | European Indoor Championships | Liévin, France | 7th | 5.60 m |
| World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 6th | 5.70 m |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 8th | 5.60 m |
| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 5.70 m |
| Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | – | NM |
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 7th | 5.50 m |
| World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 11th | 5.40 m |
