[1] Lyubomir Geraskov was born on 27 December 1968 in his hometown, near the outskirts of Bulgaria's capital and largest city, Sofia.During his teenage years, his hometown club, Levski Sofia, recruited him to their squad, helping them win numerous championships along the way.At only the age of 18, Lyubomir Geraskov would earn the bronze medal on both the pommel horse and floor exercise at the 1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam.His climax of glory came a year later when he won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Seoul Korea, scoring a perfect 10.00.He became the second man in Bulgarian history to win a gold medal in the sport of gymnastics along with being the youngest, at only age 19.