Stoyko Georgiev Tsonov (, born 6 May 1969) is a retired

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

er. 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 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, but finished lowly. His personal best jump was 17.02 metres, achieved in 1995. He has later coached triple jumpers such as Ivaylo Rusenov. His son, Georgi Tsonov, is also a triple jumper.

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1969 births Living people Bulgarian male triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bulgaria Bulgarian athletics coaches 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub