Aleksandra Nacheva (; born 20 August 2001) is a Bulgarian athlete who competes in long jump and triple jump.
Career During the 2017 season, Nacheva won silver at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya and finished 4th at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy.
At the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships, Nacheva won silver in triple jump with 13.88m, behind Spaniard María Vicente with 13.95m. On 15 July 2018 she won gold in triple jump at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, becoming the first Bulgarian athlete to win in the age group since Tezdzhan Naimova in Beijing 2006. Her result of 14.18m was a personal best and the world leading for the year so far. She became the second Bulgarian female triple jumper to win the Junior world title, after Tereza Marinova, whose 14.62m result in Atlanta 1996 remains the world record.
On 16 October 2018 Nacheva won gold in triple jump at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, scoring a total of 27.62m in the two-stage final - 13.76m and 13.86m, respectively. This meant that she had won a medal in each of the three major youth athletics events held during 2018. Nacheva received further recognition during the 2018 Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year award ceremony held on December 20, after being ranked in 3rd place, after winner Taybe Yusein and runner-up Mirela Demireva.
Nacheva won the bronze medal in the triple jump at the 2026 European Championships in Birmingham, England.
Personal best Results were last updated on 16 August 2026.IAAF Profiles - Aleksandra Nacheva DisciplineDistanceDateLocationEventNotesLong jump6.32 m24 AUG 2019Plovdiv, Bulgaria(wind: -0.8 m/s)Triple jump14.35 m09 JUN 2024Rome, ItalyEuropean Championships(wind: -0.9 m/s)Triple jump wind assisted14.40 m13 AUG 2026Birmingham, United KingdomEuropean Championships(wind: +3.4 m/s)
Competition record Representing 2017World U18 ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya2ndTriple jump13.54 m (wind: +0.5 m/s)European U20 ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy4thTriple jump13.64 m (wind: +1.1 m/s)2018European U18 ChampionshipsGyőr, Hungary2ndTriple jump13.88 m (wind: +0.7 m/s)World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland1stTriple jump14.18 m (wind: +1.6 m/s)European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany26th (q)Triple jump13.39 mYouth Olympic GamesBuenos Aires, Argentina1stTriple jump13.76 + 13.86 m2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom17th (q)Triple jump12.98 mEuropean U20 ChampionshipsBorås, Sweden2ndTriple jump13.81 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar26th (q)Triple jump13.05 m2022European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany11thTriple jump13.33 m2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey16th (q)Triple jump13.26 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsEspoo, Finland31st (q)Long jump5.69 m5thTriple jump13.40 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy4thTriple jump14.35 m2026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland8thTriple jump14.05 m2026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, UK3rdTriple jump14.40 m (wind: +3.4 m/s)
Awards Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year - 3rd place (2018)
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