Nikolay Antonov

Nikolay Antonov
Personal information
Native nameНиколай Антонов
Born (1968-08-17) 17 August 1968 (age 56)
Razgrad, Bulgaria
Sport
CountryBulgaria

Nikolay Antonov (Bulgarian: Николай Антонов, born 17 August 1968 in Razgrad) 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
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
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 Archived January 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - The Athletics Site (Internet Archive)