Atanas Chochev
Atanas Chochev (Bulgarian: Атанас Чочев) (born January 17, 1957) is a retired Bulgarian triple jumper and long jumper.
His personal best jump was 8.19 metres, achieved in July 1981 in Sofia. This ranks him seventh among Bulgarian long jumpers, behind Ivaylo Mladenov, Atanas Atanasov, Nikolay Atanasov, Petar Dachev, Nikolay Antonov and Galin Georgiev.[1] In the triple jump he had 16.86 metres from Sofia 1980.[2]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | European Indoor Championships | Sindelfingen, West Germany | 4th | Triple jump[3] |
| Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 6th | Triple jump[4] | |
| 1981 | European Indoor Championships | Grenoble, France | 8th | Long jump[5] |
| 1982 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 8th | Long jump[6] |
| European Championships | Athens, Greece | 7th | Long jump |
References
[edit]- ^ All time best Balkan athletes, men Archived January 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - The Athletics Site
- ^ World men's all-time best triple jump (last updated 2001)
- ^ 1980 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ 1980 Summer Olympics, men's results - Sporting Heroes
- ^ 1981 European Indoor Championships, men's long jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
- ^ 1982 European Indoor Championships, men's long jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
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