Petar Dachev
Petar Dachev (Bulgarian: Петър Дачев, born 15 June 1979, Troyan) is a retired Bulgarian long jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 2000 European Indoor Championships.
His personal best was 8.30 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Nicosia. This ranks him fourth among Bulgarian long jumpers, behind Ivaylo Mladenov, Atanas Atanasov and Nikolay Atanasov.[1]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Bulgaria
| |||||
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 8.06 m | |
| World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 1st | 8.14 m (wind: +0.3 m/s) | ||
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 1st | 8.26 m | |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 11th | 7.80 m | ||
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 12th | 7.45 m | |
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 3rd | 8.17 m | |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 6th | 7.79 m | |
References
Petar Dachev at World Athletics
- ^ All time best Balkan athletes Archived 2014-01-15 at the Wayback Machine - The Athletics Site
