Georgi Tsonov ( Bulgarian: Георги Цонов; born 2 May 1993 in

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) is a

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n athlete specialising in the

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. He won the silver at the 2015 European U23 Championships, as well as bronze medals at the

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and the 2011 European Junior Championships. His biggest success on senior level is the fifth place at the 2015 European Indoor Championships. His father,

Stoyko Tsonov Stoyko Georgiev Tsonov (, born 6 May 1969) is a retired Bulgarian triple jumper. He was born in Boretz. He competed at the 1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 a ...

, was also a triple jumper.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *Triple jump – 17.03 (+0,5.m/s) (

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2015) Indoor *Long jump – 7.67 (

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2015) *Triple jump – 16.78 (

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2017)

References

1993 births Living people Bulgarian male long jumpers Bulgarian male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Bulgaria Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bulgaria Olympic male triple jumpers Sportspeople from Sliven 21st-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub