Galin Georgiev (Bulgarian: Галин Георгиев, born 6 August 1969) 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.^[1] His personal best long jump was 8.20 metres, achieved in June 1992 in Sofia. This ranks him sixth among Bulgarian long jumpers, behind Ivailo Mladenov, Atanas Atanassov, Nikolay Atanasov, Petar Dachev and Nikolay Antonov.^[1]

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	2nd	Triple jump
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	9th	Long jump
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th	Triple jump
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	13th	Long jump
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	9th	Long jump[2]
			11th	Triple jump[3]
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	7th	Triple jump

[edit] References

• IAAF profile for Galin Georgiev

1. ^ ^{a b} All time best Balkan athletes - The Athletics Site
2. ^ 1996 European Indoor Championships, men's long jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
3. ^ 1996 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite

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