Atanas Atanasov (long jumper)

Atanas Atanasov
Personal information
Full nameAtanas Zapryanov Atanasov[1]
Born (1956-10-07) 7 October 1956 (age 68)

Atanas Zapryanov Atanasov (Bulgarian: Атанас Атанасов; born 7 October 1956) is a retired Bulgarian long jumper.

He won the 1981, 1984 and 1985 Balkan Championships.[2] He finished eighth at the 1982 European Championships,[3] twelfth at the 1983 World Championships,[4] seventh at the 1985 European Indoor Championships,[5] and seventh at the 1986 Goodwill Games.[6]

He became Bulgarian champion in 1990. Domestic rivals were Ivan Tuparov, Atanas Chochev, Vladimir Amidzhinov and Daniel Ivanov.[7] His personal best jump was 8.31 metres, achieved in July 1984 in Sofia.[4]

He has later coached long jumpers such as Nikolay Atanasov (no relation) and Antonia Yordanova.[8]

  1. ^ "Bulgarian team robbed by injury | NEWS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  2. ^ "Balkan Games/Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Men Long Jump European Championships 1982 Athens (GRE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  4. ^ a b Atanas Atanasov at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "1985 European Indoor Championships, men's long jump". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Men Athletics Goodwiil Games Moscva (URS) 1986". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  7. ^ "Bulgarian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Bulgarian team for Athens". IAAF.org. 2 August 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2011.