Nikolay Petrov Raev (Bulgarian: Николай Петров Раев, born 29 January 1971) is a retired Bulgarian triple jumper.

He was born in Ruse, and represented the club Lokomotiv Ruse.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships and finished twelfth at the 1991 World Indoor Championships[2] and sixth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships.[3] At the 1992 Olympic Games he did not reach the final.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, but was disqualified for a doping offense.[4][5][6]

After the doping ban he competed at the 1997 World Championships[2] and the 1998 European Championships without reaching the final.[7] He finished twelfth at the 1998 European Indoor Championships.[8] He became Bulgarian champion in 1997 and 1998,[9] and Bulgarian indoor champion in 1991, 1993, 1998 and 2001.[10]

His personal best jump was 17.18 metres, achieved in May 1998 in Sofia.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Nikolay Raev". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Nikolay Raev at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "1992 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Sporting Digest: Drugs in sport". The Independent. 13 April 1993. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  5. ^ Istanbul 2012 - Notes on contents, IAAF, p. 45, archived from the original on 16 September 2013, retrieved 31 May 2015
  6. ^ Bulgarians await tests Archived 2016-12-10 at archive.today, Bangor Daily News, 14 April 1993
  7. ^ "Men Triple Jump European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN)". Todor Krastev. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  8. ^ "1998 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Bulgarian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 October 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Bulgarian Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2011.


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