Atanas Atanasov (long jumper) explained

Full Name:Atanas Zapryanov Atanasov[1]
Birth Date:1956 10, df=y

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, seventh at the 1985 European Indoor Championships,[4] and seventh at the 1986 Goodwill Games.[5]

He became Bulgarian champion in 1990. Domestic rivals were Ivan Tuparov, Atanas Chochev, Vladimir Amidzhinov and Daniel Ivanov.[6] His personal best jump was 8.31 metres, achieved in July 1984 in Sofia.

He has later coached long jumpers such as Nikolay Atanasov (no relation) and Antonia Yordanova.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bulgarian team robbed by injury NEWS World Athletics . 2024-02-06 . worldathletics.org.
  2. Web site: Balkan Games/Championships. GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 6 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20101226115553/http://gbrathletics.com/ic/bg.htm. 26 December 2010 . live.
  3. Web site: Men Long Jump European Championships 1982 Athens (GRE). Todor Krastev. 6 January 2011.
  4. Web site: 1985 European Indoor Championships, men's long jump. Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. 6 January 2011.
  5. Web site: Men Athletics Goodwiil Games Moscva (URS) 1986. Todor Krastev. 6 January 2011.
  6. Web site: Bulgarian Championships. GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 6 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20101226123305/http://gbrathletics.com/nc/bul.htm. 26 December 2010 . live.
  7. News: Bulgarian team for Athens. 2 August 2004. IAAF.org. 6 January 2011.

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