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Dimitar Voroshkin

Dimitar Voroshkin (bulg: Димитар Варошкин, d. 16 February 1982) was a Bulgarian alpine skier. His father, Georgi Voroshkin was also an alpine skier, representing Bulgaria in 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics. Varoshkin died during downhill race for the Bulgarian National Championships on Yastrebets 1 course at Borovets. He skied off course and hit a nearby tree with his head, sustaining lethal injuries. After his death, official downhill races in Bulgaria were forbidden, a ban which lasted over 20 years.