Nikolay Atanasov

Nikolay Atanasov
Personal information
Born11 December 1974 (49 years, 306 days old)
Sofia
Parent
Sport
Coached byAtanas Atanasov (long jumper)
Now coachingDenis Dimitrov

Nikolay Atanasov-Joko (Bulgarian: Николай Атанасов-Джоко; born 11 December 1974 in Sofia), also spelled Nikolai Atanasov, is a Bulgarian long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.31 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Pirgos.

He competed at the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2007, the Olympic Games in 2000, 2004 and 2008, the 2002 European Indoor Championships and the 2006 European Championships. On neither occasion he reached the final. He finally reached the final at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, finishing fifth.

On national and regional level, Atanasov won the Bulgarian Championships nine times, the Bulgarian Indoor Championships eight times, the Balkan Championships once and the Balkan Indoor Championships three times.