Bojidar Spiriev
Dr. Bojidar Spiriev (Template:Lang-bg; 1923–10 January 2010) was a hydrogeological engineer and athletics statistician credited with the creation of the official IAAF Scoring Tables.
Dr. Spiriev was born in Nevrokop (today Gotse Delchev), a town in southwestern Bulgaria, in a Macedonian family. He married Hungarian long jump champion Irén Kun in 1961 and moved to Hungary. However, it was not until 1992 that he was granted Hungarian citizenship. He is the father of former athlete and athletics manager Attila and chess player Peter.
Dr. Spiriev created the "Hungarian" Scoring Tables of athletics, which later turned into the official IAAF Scoring Table. He also founded All-Athletics.com, the most comprehensive worldwide athletics database website. Besides his knowledge - both in athletics and in hydrogeology -, his overall intelligence, gratitude, style and charm made him a most respected and beloved person worldwide.
Dr. Spiriev died on 10 January 2010 at the age of 77.[1]
References
- ^ "Statistical guru Bojidar Spiriev dies". IAAF.org. 2010-01-11. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
Dr. Bojidar Spiriev (1932-2010)
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