Rostislav Dimitrov
{{short description|Bulgarian triple jumper}}
Rostislav Dimitrov ({{langx|bg|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.{{ Citation | title = IAAF Statistics Book – World Indoor Championships SOPOT 2014 | chapter-url = http://iaaf-ebooks.s3.amazonaws.com/2014/Sopot2014/projet/SOPOT-2014.pdf | publisher = IAAF | editor=Mark Butler | chapter= DOPING VIOLATIONS AT IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS | pages = 47–48 | accessdate = 27 September 2015 }} His personal best was 17.49 metres.
Achievements
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1992
|10th (q) |Triple jump |15.22 m (wind: -0.6 m/s) |
1998
|bgcolor="CC9966" | 3rd |Triple jump |
rowspan=2|1999
|bgcolor=pink|World Indoor Championships |bgcolor=pink|Maebashi, Japan |bgcolor=pink| DQ (2nd) |bgcolor=pink|Triple jump | |
World Championships
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Triple jump | 17.49 m |
rowspan=3|2000
|European Indoor Championships |bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Triple jump |
Olympic Games
|9th |Triple jump |16.95 m |
IAAF Grand Prix Final
|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd |Triple jump |17.11 m |
rowspan=2|2002
|European Indoor Championships |align="center" | 5th |Triple jump |
European Championships
|9th |Triple jump |
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics||name=Rostislav Dimitrov}}
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Category:Bulgarian male triple jumpers
Category:Bulgarian sportspeople in doping cases
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Bulgaria
Category:Doping cases in athletics
Category:Sportspeople from Ruse, Bulgaria
Category:World Athletics Championships medalists