Nikola Karamanolov
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 March 2005 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 60m: 6.60 (2026) 100m: 10.32 (2025) 200m: 21.52 (2024) |
Nikola Karamanolov (born 9 March 2005) is a Bulgarian sprinter. He has won Bulgarian indoor national titles over 60 metres and competed at the 2025 and 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[1]
Biography
Karamanolov won the 60 metres titles at the Bulgarian Indoor Championships in 2024, and that summer ran 10.50 seconds for the 100 metres in June 2024.[2] He competed for Bulgaria at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, reaching the semi-finals.[3]
Karamanolov won the 60 metres title again at the Bulgarian Indoor Championships in February 2025.[4] He was a semi-finalist on his senior major championships debut, competing in the 60 m at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in March 2025.[5][6] That month, he represented Bulgaria at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China.[7]
Runner-up to Hristo Iliev over 60 metres at the 2026 Bulgarian Indoor Championships in 6.60 seconds.[8] He was subsequently selected for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, where he ran 6.68 seconds, without advancing to the semi-finals.[9][10]
References
- ↑ "Nikola Karamanolov". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "NIKOLA KARAMANOLOV COVERED THE WORLD STANDARD!!!". Yambolsport.net. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "Nikola Karamanolov performs well at the World Junior Championships". radio999bg. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "Bulgarian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ Nikolov, Evgeni (4 March 2025). "Nikola Karamanolov: I can't wait to get on the track". BNT. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "European Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "The fastest Bulgarian of the new century: Nikola Karamanolov with a debut on the world stage". Actualno.com. March 20, 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "Bulgarian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ "Bulgarian Sprinters and Two Jumpers at World Indoor Athletics Championships in Poland". btaTwo. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.