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'''Nikolay Antonov''' ({{lang-bg|Николай Антонов}}, born August 17, 1968 in [[Razgrad]]) is a retired [[Bulgaria]]n athlete. He started as a [[200 metres]] sprinter, and won the [[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1991 World Indoor Championships]] and [[1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships]]. In 1993 he switched to [[long jump]].
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'''Nikolay Antonov''' ({{langx|bg|Николай Антонов}}, born 17 August 1968 in [[Razgrad]]) is a retired [[Bulgaria]]n athlete. He started as a [[200 metres]] sprinter, and won the [[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships|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 in Athletics - Men's 200 metres|1991 World Championships]] earned him the title <big>[http://cska.bg/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&cPath=65&products_id=7160&language=en&zenid=ta1h1r2fui1076coktepm2i3u7 "the fastest white man on the planet"]</big>. It is also the Bulgarian record.<ref name="Wiki">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bulgarian_records_in_athletics]</ref>
His personal best time was 20.20 seconds, achieved at the [[1991 World Championships in Athletics|1991 World Championships]] earned him the title "the fastest white man on the planet".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cska.bg/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&cPath=65&products_id=7160&language=en&zenid=ta1h1r2fui1076coktepm2i3u7 | title=CSKA honored its great athlete and champion ★ CSKA • UNITED SPORTS CLUBS }}</ref> It is also the [[List of Bulgarian records in athletics|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.<ref name="LAtimes">{{cite web| url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-03-05-sp-4426-story.html| title = Track and Field - Los Angeles Times| website = [[Los Angeles Times]]| date = 5 March 1992}}</ref>


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 (long jumper)|Atanas Atanasov]], [[Nikolay Atanasov]] and [[Petar Dachev]].<ref name="athletix"> [http://athletix.org/?p=1894 All time best Balkan athletes, men] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115034611/http://athletix.org/?p=1894 |date=January 15, 2014 }} - The Athletics Site ([[Internet Archive]])</ref>
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 (long jumper)|Atanas Atanasov]], [[Nikolay Atanasov]] and [[Petar Dachev]].<ref name="athletix">[http://athletix.org/?p=1894 All time best Balkan athletes, men] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115034611/http://athletix.org/?p=1894 |date=January 15, 2014 }} - The Athletics Site ([[Internet Archive]])</ref>


==International competitions==
==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Result=yes|nation=BUL}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{BUL}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|1986
|rowspan=3|1986
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|rowspan=3|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|rowspan=3|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|7th
|7th
|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]
|100m
|10.53
|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|10.53]] <small>(wind: +0.9&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|wind: +0.9&nbsp;m/s
|-
|-
|4th
|4th
|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|200m
|21.37
|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|21.37]] <small>(wind: +0.2&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|wind: +0.2&nbsp;m/s
|-
|-
|10th (h)
|10th (h)
|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]
|4 × 100 m relay
|40.56
|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|40.56]]
|-
|-
|1988
|1988
|[[1988 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]
|[[Budapest]], Hungary
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|[[1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|200 m
|20.65
|20.65
|-
|1989
|[[1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[The Hague]], Bulgaria
| –
|[[1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|DQ
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1990
|rowspan=2|1990
|[[1990 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]
|[[Glasgow]], United Kingdom
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|[[1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|200 m
|21.04
|21.04
|-
|-
|[[1990 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]
|[[1990 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Split (city)|Split]], [[Yugoslavia]]
|[[Split, Croatia|Split]], Yugoslavia
|5th
|5th
|[[1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|200 m
|20.68
|[[1990 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres|20.68]] <small>(wind: 0.0&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|wind: 0.0&nbsp;m/s
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1991
|rowspan=2|1991
|[[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Seville]], [[Spain]]
|[[Seville]], Spain
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|[[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|200 m
|20.67
|20.67
|-
|-
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 200 metres|World Championships]]
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|[[Tokyo]], Japan
|7th
|7th
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|20.59
|20.59
|-
|-
|1992
|rowspan=2|1992
|[[1992 European Indoor Championships in Athletics|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Genoa]], [[Italy]]
|[[Genoa]], Italy
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|[[1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|200 m
|20.41
|20.41
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Barcelona]], Spain
|6th (sf)
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|20.55
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1993
|rowspan=2|1993
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Toronto]], [[Canada]]
|[[Toronto]], Canada
|align="center" | 5th
| 5th
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 200 metres|200 m]]
|200 m
|21.20
|21.20
|-
|-
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Long Jump|World Championships]]
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Stuttgart, Germany]]
|[[Stuttgart]], Germany
|align="center" | 6th
| 6th
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Long Jump|Long jump]]
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump|Long jump]]
|7.97 m
|7.97 m
|-
|-
|1994
|1994
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
|[[Helsinki]], Finland
|22nd (q)
|22nd (q)
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump|Long jump]]
|Long jump
|7.63 m
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump|7.63 m]] <small>(wind:&nbsp;0.0&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|wind:&nbsp;0.0&nbsp;m/s
|}
|}

==See also==
*[[List of World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (men)]]
*[[List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (men)]]
*[[List of Balkan Athletics Championships winners (men)]]
*[[List of Bulgarian Athletics Championships winners]]


== References ==
== References ==
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*{{World Athletics}}
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Latest revision as of 08:28, 27 December 2024

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

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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

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References

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  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)
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