Galin Georgiev

Galin Georgiev (Bulgarian: Галин Георгиев; born 23 March 1970) is a retired Bulgarian triple jumper, best known for placing seventh at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

His personal best triple jump was 17.14 metres, achieved in May 1998 in Sofia. This ranks him fifth among Bulgarian triple jumpers, behind Khristo Markov, Rostislav Dimitrov, Momchil Karailiev and Nikolay Raev. His personal best long jump was 8.20 metres, achieved in June 1992 in Sofia. This ranks him sixth among Bulgarian long jumpers, behind Ivaylo Mladenov, Atanas Atanasov, Nikolay Atanasov, Petar Dachev and Nikolay Antonov.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Bulgaria
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	2nd	Triple jump	16.18 m (wind: +1.8 m/s)
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	7th	Triple jump	16.62 m
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	—	Triple jump	DNF
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	9th	Long jump	7.81 m
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	13th	Long jump	7.72 m
			8th	Triple jump	16.93 m
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	9th	Long jump	7.64 m
			11th	Triple jump	16.18 m
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	7th	Triple jump	16.92 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	—	Triple jump	NM

References

• Galin Georgiev at World Athletics