Aleksandra Nacheva Explained

Aleksandra Nacheva
Birth Date:20 August 2001
Birth Place:Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Sport:Long jump, triple jump

Aleksandra Nacheva (Bulgarian: Александра Начева; born 20 August 2001) is a Bulgarian athlete who competes in long jump and triple jump.

Career

During the 2017 season, Nacheva won silver at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya and finished 4th at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy.[1]

At the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships, Nacheva won silver in triple jump with 13.88m, behind Spaniard María Vicente with 13.95m.[1] On 15 July 2018 she won gold in triple jump at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, becoming the first Bulgarian athlete to win in the age group since Tezdzhan Naimova in Beijing 2006.[2] Her result of 14.18m was a personal best and the world leading for the year so far. She became the second Bulgarian female triple jumper to win the Junior world title, after Tereza Marinova, whose 14.62m result in Atlanta 1996 remains the world record.[3]

On 16 October 2018 Nacheva won gold in triple jump at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, scoring a total of 27.62m in the two-stage final - 13.76m and 13.86m, respectively. This meant that she had won a medal in each of the three major youth athletics events held during 2018.[4] Nacheva received further recognition during the 2018 Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year award ceremony held on December 20, after being ranked in 3rd place, after winner Taybe Yusein and runner-up Mirela Demireva.[5]

Personal best

Results were last updated on 16 October 2018.[6]

DisciplineDistanceDateLocationEventNotes
Long jump6.20 m2 June 2018Stara Zagora, BulgariaStara Zagora Meeting "Samarsko Zname"(wind: -0.2 m/s)
Triple jump14.18 m15 July 2018Tampere, FinlandWorld U20 Championships(wind: +1.6 m/s)
Long jump indoor6.08 m28 January 2018Bucharest, Romania
Triple jump indoor13.43 m10 February 2018Sofia, Bulgaria

Competition record

Representing
2017World U18 ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenyabgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump13.54 m (wind: +0.5 m/s)
European U20 ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy4thTriple jump13.64 m (wind: +1.1 m/s)
2018European U18 ChampionshipsGyőr, Hungarybgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump13.88 m (wind: +0.7 m/s)
World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finlandbgcolor=gold1stTriple jump14.18 m (wind: +1.6 m/s)
European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany26th (q)Triple jump13.39 m
Youth Olympic GamesBuenos Aires, Argentinabgcolor=gold1stTriple jump13.76 + 13.86 m
2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom17th (q)Triple jump12.98 m
European U20 ChampionshipsBorås, Swedenbgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump13.81 m
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar26th (q)Triple jump13.05 m
2022European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany11thTriple jump13.33 m
2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey16th (q)Triple jump13.26 m
European U23 ChampionshipsEspoo, Finland31st (q)Long jump5.69 m
5thTriple jump13.40 m
2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy4thTriple jump14.35 m

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dnevnik.bg. Александра Начева спечели сребро от европейското по лека атлетика за девойки. 2018-07-15. 2018-07-09. Bulgarian.
  2. Web site: Sportal.bg. Невероятно! Александра Начева е на върха на света в тройния скок със страхотен резултат!. 2018-07-15. 2018-07-15. Bulgarian.
  3. Web site: 24Chasa.bg. Александра Начева световна шампионка на троен скок с феноменалните 14.18 метра. 2018-07-15. 2018-07-15. Bulgarian.
  4. Web site: Gong.bg. Триумф за Александра Начева на Младежките олимпийски игри. 2018-10-16. 2018-10-16. Bulgarian.
  5. Web site: Sportal.bg. Тайбе Юсеин е "Спортист на годината"! (видео+галерии). 2018-10-16. 2018-12-20. Bulgarian.
  6. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/bulgaria/aleksandra-nacheva-315573 IAAF Profiles - Aleksandra Nacheva