Georgi Tsonov Explained

Georgi Tsonov (Bulgarian: Георги Цонов; born 2 May 1993 in Sliven) is a Bulgarian athlete specialising in the triple jump. He won the silver at the 2015 European U23 Championships, as well as bronze medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2011 European Junior Championships. His biggest success on senior level is the fifth place at the 2015 European Indoor Championships.

His father, Stoyko Tsonov, was also a triple jumper.[1]

Competition record

Representing
2010Youth Olympic GamesSingapore3rdTriple jump15.80 m
2011European Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia3rdTriple jump15.90 m
2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain4thTriple jump16.10 m
2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden9th (q)Triple jump16.58 m
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland14th (q)Triple jump16.35 m
2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic20th (q)Long jump7.40 m
5thTriple jump16.75 m
European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estoniabgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump16.77 m
World ChampionshipsBeijing, China16th (q)Triple jump16.59 m
2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands7thTriple jump16.53 m
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil39th (q)Triple jump15.20 m
2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia8thTriple jump16.78 m
World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom18th (q)Triple jump16.53 m
2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar21st (q)Triple jump16.61 m
2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland11th (q)Triple jump16.16 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Треньорът на Тезджан Стойко Цонов: Като я видях преди старта, си казах, че има нещо. 7sport.net. 2013-03-09. 2015-03-08. Bulgarian. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125409/http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2013/03/09/h_hora/d6740_3.htm. 2015-04-02. dead.