Nikolay Ivanov (volleyball)

{{short description|Bulgarian volleyball player (born 1972)}}

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| name = Nikolay Ivanov

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| fullname = Nikolay Vassilev Ivanov

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| nationality = Bulgarian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|06|14|df=y}}

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| height = {{convert|192|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|93|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| spike = {{convert|329|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}

| block ={{convert|323|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}

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| position = Setter

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| currentnumber = 12

| years = 2002

| teams = Arcelik

| nationalyears = 2002

| nationalteam = {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Bulgaria

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Nikolay Vasilev Ivanov ({{langx|bg|Николай Иванов}}; born {{birth date|1972|06|14|df=yes}}) is a retired Bulgarian male volleyball player.

Ivanov was a member of the Bulgarian team that came seventh at the 1996 Summer Olympics.{{Cite sports-reference |title = Nikolay Ivanov |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/nikolay-ivanov-2.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418083530/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/nikolay-ivanov-2.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 18 April 2020 |access-date = 6 February 2018 }} He was the setter and the captain of the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Japan.{{cite web|title=Team Roster 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship – Bulgaria|url=http://www.fivb.ch/En/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/Men/2002/Teams/Team_Roster.asp?Code=BUL|work=fivb.org|accessdate=12 October 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054036/http://www.fivb.ch/En/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldChampionships/Men/2002/Teams/Team_Roster.asp?Code=BUL|url-status=dead}} He played for Arcelik.