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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Bulgaria
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

Indoor

References

  1. ↑ Georgi Tsonov at World Athletics
  2. ↑ "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.
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