Georgi Tsonov
Georgi Tsonov (Bulgarian: Георги Цонов; born 2 May 1993 in Sliven) is a Bulgarian athlete specialising in the triple jump.[1] He won the silver at the 2015 European U23 Championships, as well as bronze medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2011 European Junior Championships. His biggest success on senior level is the fifth place at the 2015 European Indoor Championships.
His father, Stoyko Tsonov, was also a triple jumper.[2]
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 3rd | Triple jump | 15.80 m |
2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 3rd | Triple jump | 15.90 m |
2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | Triple jump | 16.10 m |
2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 9th (q) | Triple jump | 16.58 m |
2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 14th (q) | Triple jump | 16.35 m |
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 20th (q) | Long jump | 7.40 m |
5th | Triple jump | 16.75 m | |||
European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 2nd | Triple jump | 16.77 m | |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 16th (q) | Triple jump | 16.59 m | |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 7th | Triple jump | 16.53 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 39th (q) | Triple jump | 15.20 m | |
2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 8th | Triple jump | 16.78 m |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 18th (q) | Triple jump | 16.53 m | |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 21st (q) | Triple jump | 16.61 m |
2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 11th (q) | Triple jump | 16.16 m |
Personal bests[]
Outdoor
- Triple jump – 17.03 (+0,5.m/s) (Stara Zagora 2015)
Indoor
References[]
- ^ Georgi Tsonov at World Athletics
- ^ "Треньорът на Тезджан Стойко Цонов: Като я видях преди старта, си казах, че има нещо" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 2013-03-09. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian male long jumpers
- Bulgarian male triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Bulgaria
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Bulgaria
- Olympic male triple jumpers
- Sportspeople from Sliven
- Bulgarian athletics biography stubs