Petar Dachev
Bulgarian long jumper
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Petar Dachev (Bulgarian: Петър Дачев, born 15 June 1979, Troyan) is a retired Bulgarian long jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 2000 European Indoor Championships.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Bulgaria | ||
| European Championships | ||
 | 1998 Budapest | Long jump |
His personal best was 8.30 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Nicosia. This ranks him fourth among Bulgarian long jumpers, behind Ivaylo Mladenov, Atanas Atanasov and Nikolay Atanasov.[1]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Bulgaria | |||||
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 8.06 m | |
| World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 1st | 8.14 m (wind: +0.3 m/s) | ||
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 1st | 8.26 m | |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 11th | 7.80 m | ||
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 12th | 7.45 m | |
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 3rd | 8.17 m | |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 6th | 7.79 m | |
