Viktor Ninov Explained

Birth Date:19 June 1988
Weight:82kg (181lb)
Country:Bulgaria
Sport:Athletics
Event:High jump
Updated:15 August 2012

Viktor Ninov (Bulgarian: Виктор Нинов; born 19 June 1988, Cherven Bryag) is a Bulgarian athlete competing in the high jump.[1]

As a junior, he finished thirteenth at the 2009 European U23 Championships.

He later competed at the 2010 European Championships, the 2011 European Indoor Championships, the 2011 World Championships, the 2012 World Indoor Championships, the 2012 European Championships, the 2012 Olympic Games and the 2013 European Indoor Championships without ever reaching the final.

His personal best jump is 2.29 metres, achieved in July 2011 in Plovdiv. Indoors he has recorded 2.30 metres in February 2013 in Prague.

Competition record

Representing
2009European U23 ChampionshipsKaunas, Lithuania13th2.10 m
2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain15th (q)2.23 m
2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France13th (q)2.22 m
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea18th (q)2.28 m
2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey11th (q)2.26 m
European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland21st (q)2.15 m
Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom28th (q)2.16 m
2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden13th (q)2.23 m
2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland22nd (q)2.15 m

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Viktor Ninov Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214440/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/viktor-ninov-1.html. dead. 2020-04-17. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2017-08-14.