Rostislav Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Ростислав Димитров) (born 26 December 1974 in Rousse) is a former triple jumper from Bulgaria, best known for his silver medal at the 1999 World Championships. He originally won the silver medal at the World Indoor Championships the same year, but was disqualified for ephedrin use.[1] His personal best was 17.49 metres.
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Bulgaria
| |||||
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 10th (q) | Triple jump | 15.22 m (wind: -0.6 m/s) |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.26 m |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | DQ (2nd) | Triple jump | |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | Triple jump | 17.49 m | |
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 2nd | Triple jump | 17.22 m |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 9th | Triple jump | 16.95 m | |
| IAAF Grand Prix Final | Doha, UAE | 2nd | Triple jump | 17.11 m | |
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 5th | Triple jump | 16.79 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 9th | Triple jump | 16.57 m | |
References
edit- ^ Mark Butler (ed.), "DOPING VIOLATIONS AT IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF), IAAF Statistics Book – World Indoor Championships SOPOT 2014, IAAF, pp. 47–48, retrieved 27 September 2015
