Georgi Tsonov (Bulgarian: Георги Цонов; born 2 May 1993 in Sliven) is a Bulgarian athlete specialising in the triple jump. He won the silver at the 2015 European U23 Championships, as well as bronze medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2011 European Junior Championships. His biggest success on senior level is the fifth place at the 2015 European Indoor Championships.
His father, Stoyko Tsonov, was also a triple jumper.
Competition record Representing 2010Youth Olympic GamesSingapore3rdTriple jump15.80 m2011European Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia3rdTriple jump15.90 m2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain4thTriple jump16.10 m2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden9th (q)Triple jump16.58 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland14th (q)Triple jump16.35 m2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic20th (q)Long jump7.40 m5thTriple jump16.75 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia2ndTriple jump16.77 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China16th (q)Triple jump16.59 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands7thTriple jump16.53 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil39th (q)Triple jump15.20 m2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia8thTriple jump16.78 mWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom18th (q)Triple jump16.53 m2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar21st (q)Triple jump16.61 m2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland11th (q)Triple jump16.16 m
Personal bests Outdoor Triple jump – 17.03 (+0,5.m/s) (Stara Zagora 2015) Indoor Long jump – 7.67 (Bucharest 2015) Triple jump – 16.78 (Belgrade 2017)
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