Radina Velichkova

Radina Velichkova
Personal information
Born (2007-12-15) 15 December 2007
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Sprint
Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60m: 7.33s (2026)
100m: 11.45s (2025) NU18B
200m: 23.73s (2024)
Long jump: 6.29m (2023)
Triple jump: 12.80m (2026)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Bulgaria
European U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 Banská Bystrica100m
Bronze medal – third place2024 Banská BystricaLong jump
European Youth Olympic Festival
Silver medal – second place2023 MariborLong jump

Radina Velichkova (born 15 December 2007) is a Bulgarian sprinter and long jumper.[1]

Career

She won silver in the long jump at the 2023 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Maribor.[2]

At the 2024 Balkan U18 Championships in Maribor, Velichkova won the 100m title in a European U18 leading time of 11.48 seconds.[3] She won gold in the 100 metres and bronze in the long jump at the 2024 European Athletics U18 Championships.[4]

Velichkova won the 100 metres title at the Balkan U20 Championships in July 2025 in Romania, in 11.45 seconds.[5] She was a semi-finalist at the 2025 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, winning her 100 metres heat into a 3.8 m/s headwind with 11.98s.[6]

Competing at the senior Bulgarian Indoor Athletics Championships in Sofia on 28 February 2026 she placed second overall in the 60 metres, running a personal best 7.33 seconds.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Radina Velichkova". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bronze medal for athlete Irene Saraboyukova at the EYOF 2023". bnr.bg. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Who to watch in Banska Bystrica? National U18 Championships roundup". European Athletics. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Kamenov, Kalin (20 July 2024). "Radina Velichkova became the European champion with a record". fakti.bg. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Balkan U20 Championships". World Athletics. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Rada in cruise control in 400m hurdles heats in Tampere 2025". European Athletics. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Mills, Steven (1 Mar 2026). "Saraboyukov's incredible treble! Three titles at the Bulgarian Indoor Championships". European Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2026.