Nikolay Antonov

Nikolay Antonov
Personal information
Native name
Николай Антонов
Born (1968-08-17) 17 August 1968
Razgrad, Bulgaria
Sport
CountryBulgaria
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 Seville200m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place1992 Genoa200m
Silver medal – second place1988 Budapest200m
Silver medal – second place1990 Glasgow200m

Nikolay Antonov (Bulgarian: Николай Антонов, born 17 August 1968) is a retired Bulgarian athlete. He started as a 200 metres sprinter, and won the 1991 World Indoor Championships and 1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships. In 1993 he switched to long jump.

His personal best time was 20.20 seconds, achieved at the 1991 World Championships earned him the title "the fastest white man on the planet".[1] It is also the Bulgarian record. Antonov defeated Carl Lewis in the 200 metres in March 1992 at an indoor meet in San Sebastian, Spain. He was timed in 20.51, Lewis in 20.75.[2]

His personal best long jump was 8.21 metres, achieved in July 1994 in Plovdiv. This ranks him fifth among Bulgarian long jumpers, behind Ivaylo Mladenov, Atanas Atanasov, Nikolay Atanasov and Petar Dachev.[3]

International competitions

Representing  Bulgaria
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 7th 100 m 10.53 wind: +0.9 m/s
4th 200 m 21.37 wind: +0.2 m/s
10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 40.56
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd 200 m 20.65
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Bulgaria – 200 m DQ
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 2nd 200 m 21.04
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 5th 200 m 20.68 wind: 0.0 m/s
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain 1st 200 m 20.67
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 7th 200 m 20.59
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 1st 200 m 20.41
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 6th (sf) 200 m 20.55
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 5th 200 m 21.20
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 6th Long jump 7.97 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 22nd (q) Long jump 7.63 m wind: 0.0 m/s

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CSKA honored its great athlete and champion ★ CSKA • UNITED SPORTS CLUBS".
  2. ↑ "Track and Field - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. 5 March 1992.
  3. ↑ All time best Balkan athletes, men - The Athletics Site (Internet Archive)
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