Nikolay Raev Explained
Nikolay Petrov Raev (Bulgarian: Николай Петров Раев, born 29 January 1971) is a retired Bulgarian triple jumper.
He was born in Ruse, and represented the club Lokomotiv Ruse.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships and finished twelfth at the 1991 World Indoor Championships and sixth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships.[2] At the 1992 Olympic Games he did not reach the final.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, but was disqualified for a doping offense.[3] [4]
After the doping ban he competed at the 1997 World Championships and the 1998 European Championships without reaching the final.[5] He finished twelfth at the 1998 European Indoor Championships.[6] He became Bulgarian champion in 1997 and 1998,[7] and Bulgarian indoor champion in 1991, 1993, 1998 and 2001.[8]
His personal best jump was 17.18 metres, achieved in May 1998 in Sofia.
Notes and References
- Web site: Nikolay Raev. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418091219/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/nikolay-raev-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 6 January 2011.
- Web site: 1992 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final. Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. 6 January 2011. 30 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930165239/http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1992/m92_23.html. live.
- News: Sporting Digest: Drugs in sport. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/sporting-digest-drugs-in-sport-1454957.html . 2022-06-21 . subscription . live. 13 April 1993. The Independent. 6 January 2011.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2457&dat=19930414&id=MW0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1jgHAAAAIBAJ&pg=3465,3944045&hl=en Bulgarians await tests
- Web site: Men Triple Jump European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN). Todor Krastev. 6 January 2011. 24 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110824172752/http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1998/Men_Triple_Jump.html. live.
- Web site: 1998 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final. Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. 6 January 2011. 15 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230815222506/http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1998/m98_27.html. live.
- Web site: Bulgarian Championships. GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 6 January 2011. 26 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181026045414/http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/bul.htm. live.
- Web site: Bulgarian Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. 6 January 2011. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175335/http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/buli.htm. live.