Gabriela Petrova Explained
Gabriela Petrova (Bulgarian: Габриела Петрова; born 29 June, 1992 in Haskovo) is a Bulgarian athlete specialising in the triple jump.
Career
She won the silver medal at the 2015 European Indoor Championships in Prague. In addition, she finished fifth at the 2014 European Championships in Zürich.
Her personal bests in the triple jump are 14.66 metres outdoors (Beijing 2015) and 14.55 metres indoors (Dobrich 2015).
Petrova is the holder of a European title for the under 23 age group.[1]
Competition record
| Representing |
|---|
| 2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 18th (q) | Triple jump | 12.46 m |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 16th (q) | Triple jump | 12.74 m |
| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 5th | Triple jump | 13.00 m |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 13.91 m |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 5th | Triple jump | 14.13 m |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.52 m |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | bgcolor= | 4th | Triple jump | 14.66 m |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 20th (q) | Triple jump | 13.46 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 22nd (q) | Triple jump | 13.92 m |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 17th (q) | Triple jump | 13.90 m |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 11th | Triple jump | 13.91 m |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 6th | Triple jump | 14.26 m |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 16th (q) | Triple jump | 13.98 m |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 22nd (q) | Triple jump | 13.79 m |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 6th | Triple jump | 14.16 m | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Габриела Петрова с шанс за европейска титла в тройния скок в Прага, Лалова и Евтимова ще бягат на полуфиналите на 60 м . mediapool.bg . mediapool editors. 2015-03-07 . 2015-03-16.
