PETROVA Gabriela

Bulgaria

Athletics

Date of Birth: 29 Jun 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Place of birth: HASKOVO

Birth Country:

Bulgaria

Place of residence : PLOVDIV

Residence Country:

Bulgaria

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Triple Jump

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Triple Jump A	Women's Triple Jump Qualification - Group A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Triple Jump
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Qual. (13.92)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Triple Jump
2019	Doha, QAT	Qual. (13.98)
2017	London, GBR	Qual. (13.90)
2015	Beijing, CHN	4th (14.66)

European Championships

Year	Location	Triple Jump
2018	Berlin, GER	6th (14.26)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Triple Jump
2020	1 x 2nd
2018	1 x 4th, 1 x 7th
2017	1 x 5th, 1 x 11th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
2	2020	Triple Jump	Monaco, MON	14.18
4	2018	Triple Jump	Rabat, MAR	14.40
5	2017	Triple Jump	Rabat, MAR	14.11
7	2018	Triple Jump	Zurich, SUI	14.04
11	2017	Triple Jump	Rome, ITA	13.63

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2020	Triple Jump	World Athletics Continental Tour	Turku, FIN	14.08
5	2021	Triple Jump	World Athletics Continental Tour	Turku, FIN	13.94

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2019	Triple Jump	World Challenge	Turku, FIN	14.29
6	2018	Triple Jump	World Challenge	Berlin, GER	13.94

World Indoor Championships

Year	Location	Triple Jump
2018	Birmingham, GBR	11th (13.91)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Dji Dji, Gabby (Instagram profile, 24 Jan 2021; trud.bg, 19 Dec 2015)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Pedagogy - University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Languages spoken:

Bulgarian, English

Club name:

SKLA Lokomotiv Plovdiv [Bulgaria]

Coach:

Atanas Atanasov [personal], BUL, from 2006

Start:

She took up the sport in 2005 in Harmanli, Bulgaria. (sportal.bg, 03 Dec 2020)

Reason:

She trained in karate for four years before switching to athletics. She got involved in the sport after being selected to represent her school at a local relay competition in Harmanli, Bulgaria. (trud.bg, 19 Dec 2015)

Influence:

Coach Atanas Atanasov. (sportenplovdiv.com, 26 Dec 2015)

Award:

She was named Athlete of Bulgaria for 2020 by 'Athletics' magazine. (sportal.bg, 03 Dec 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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