Georgi Ivanov (athlete)

Georgi Ivanov

Georgi Ivanov at the Décanation 2014
Personal information
Born (1985-03-13) 13 March 1985
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Weight 130 kg (290 lb)
Sport
Country  Bulgaria
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Shot put
Updated on 15 August 2012.

Georgi Stoyanov Ivanov (Bulgarian: Георги Стоянов Иванов; born 13 March 1985 in Sliven) is a Bulgarian shot putter. His personal best is 21.09 metres, achieved on 20 July 2013 in Ústí nad Labem.

He won the gold medals at the 2001 World Youth Championships and the 2004 World Junior Championships, and the bronze medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games and 2012 Olympics Games without reaching the final.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Bulgaria
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 1st Shot put (5kg) 19.73 m
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 24th (q) Shot put (6kg) 17.12 m
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 3rd Shot put (6kg) 19.94 m
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 1st Shot put (6kg) 20.70 m
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 4th Shot put 19.51 m
2007 European U23 Championships Debrecen, Hungary 4th Shot put 19.02 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China – Shot put NM
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 33rd (q) Shot put 18.11 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 20th (q) Shot put 18.28 m
2011 European Indoor Championships Paris, France – Shot put NM
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 16th (q) Shot put 19.14 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 21st (q) Shot put 19.63 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 15th (q) Shot put 19.52 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 8th Shot put 20.39 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 5th Shot put 21.02 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 5th (q) Shot put 20.18 m[1]
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 9th (q) Shot put 19.95 m
World Championships Beijing, China — Shot put NM

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