Aleksandra Nacheva

Aleksandra Nacheva
Personal information
Born (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23)
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Sport
Country Bulgaria
SportLong jump, triple jump
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Youth Olympic Games 1 0 0
World U20 Championships 1 0 0
European U20 Championships 0 1 0
World U18 Championships 0 1 0
European U18 Championships 0 1 0
Total 2 3 0
Women's athletics
Representing  Bulgaria
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires Triple jump
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tampere Triple jump
European Athletics U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Borås Triple jump
IAAF World U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Nairobi Triple jump
European Athletics U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Győr Triple jump

Aleksandra Nacheva (Bulgarian: Александра Начева; 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.[1]

At the 2018 European Athletics U18 Championships, Nacheva won silver in triple jump with 13.88m, behind Spaniard María Vicente with 13.95m.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

Personal best

Results were last updated on 16 October 2018.[6]

Discipline Distance Date Location Event Notes
Long jump 6.20 m 2 June 2018 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria Stara Zagora Meeting "Samarsko Zname" (wind: -0.2 m/s)
Triple jump 14.18 m 15 July 2018 Tampere, Finland World U20 Championships (wind: +1.6 m/s)
Long jump indoor 6.08 m 28 January 2018 Bucharest, Romania
Triple jump indoor 13.43 m 10 February 2018 Sofia, Bulgaria

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Bulgaria
2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 2nd Triple jump 13.54 m (wind: +0.5 m/s)
European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 4th Triple jump 13.64 m (wind: +1.1 m/s)
2018 European U18 Championships Győr, Hungary 2nd Triple jump 13.88 m (wind: +0.7 m/s)
World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 1st Triple jump 14.18 m (wind: +1.6 m/s)
European Championships Berlin, Germany 26th (q) Triple jump 13.39 m
Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Triple jump 13.76 + 13.86 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 17th (q) Triple jump 12.98 m
European U20 Championships Borås, Sweden 2nd Triple jump 13.81 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 26th (q) Triple jump 13.05 m
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 11th Triple jump 13.33 m
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 16th (q) Triple jump 13.26 m
European U23 Championships Espoo, Finland 31st (q) Long jump 5.69 m
5th Triple jump 13.40 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 4th Triple jump 14.35 m

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Александра Начева спечели сребро от европейското по лека атлетика за девойки" (in Bulgarian). Dnevnik.bg. 2018-07-09. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  2. ^ "Невероятно! Александра Начева е на върха на света в тройния скок със страхотен резултат!" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  3. ^ "Александра Начева световна шампионка на троен скок с феноменалните 14.18 метра" (in Bulgarian). 24Chasa.bg. 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  4. ^ "Триумф за Александра Начева на Младежките олимпийски игри" (in Bulgarian). Gong.bg. 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  5. ^ a b "Тайбе Юсеин е "Спортист на годината"! (видео+галерии)" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  6. ^ IAAF Profiles - Aleksandra Nacheva


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