Bozhidar Sarâboyukov

Bozhidar Saraboyukov
Personal information
NationalityBulgarian
Born (2004-08-06) 6 August 2004 (age 20)
Harmanli,[1] Bulgaria
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump, triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Long jump: 8.22m (Jerusalem, 2023)
Triple jump 16.45m (Sofia, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Bulgaria
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cali High jump
European U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Jerusalem Long jump
Silver medal – second place 2023 Jerusalem Triple jump

Bozhidar Saraboyukov (Bulgarian: Божидар Саръбоюков) (born 6 August 2004) is a Bulgarian long jumper.[2]

Career

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He competed in the high jump at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, tying for silver alongside South African Brian Raats with a jump of 2.10 metres.[3][4]

He won the silver medal at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, jumping a national under-20 distance. He also won silver in the triple jump at the event.[5][6][7] He competed in the long jump at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, jumping 7.73 metres.[8]

He competed at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, placing eleventh in the long jump, in Glasgow, Scotland.[9]

He finished sixth at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in the long jump, with a jump of 8.08 metres.[10]

He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

References

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  1. ^ ""Ще го гоня докрай". Божидар Саръбоюков и мечтите за олимпийски медал" (in Bulgarian). svobodnaevropa.bg. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Bozhidar Saraboyukov". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Pottinger mines Jamaica's third gold in men's high jump". Jamaica Gleaner. August 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "Men's High Jump Results: World Athletics Junior U20 Championships 2022". 1 August 2022.
  5. ^ "btaBulgarian Saraboyukov Wins Silver in Men's Long Jump at 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships". bta.bg. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  6. ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Rising Stars: Five Outstanding Athletes Who Shined at the European Athletics U20 Championships". Watch Athletics. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  8. ^ "World Championships 2023 Men's long jump results". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Greece's Tentoglou retains world indoor long jump title". European-Athletics. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Bozhidar Saraboyukov sixth in a singular European remaining within the lengthy bounce, he's not blissful". time.news. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.