ATHLETE

Nikolay Antonov

1968 - Today

Photo of Nikolay Antonov

Icon of person Nikolay Antonov

Nikolay Antonov (Bulgarian: Николай Антонов, born 17 August 1968 in Razgrad) is a retired Bulgarian athlete. He started as a 200 metres sprinter, and won the 1991 World Indoor Championships and 1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships. In 1993 he switched to long jump. His personal best time was 20.20 seconds, achieved at the 1991 World Championships earned him the title "the fastest white man on the planet". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolay Antonov is the 3,151st most popular athlete (up from 3,909th in 2019), the 334th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 382nd in 2019) and the 30th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Nikolay Antonov by language

Loading...

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nikolay Antonov ranks 3,151 out of 6,025. Before him are Harald Winkler, Athing Mu, Simon Yates, Carmelita Jeter, Richmond Landon, and Walter Davis. After him are Reese Hoffa, Diane Foster, Vivian Cheruiyot, Luis Álvarez, Nikolay Chernetskiy, and Ramona Portwich.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Nikolay Antonov ranks 680. Before him are Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Firmin Ngrébada, Lavinia Agache, Jean-Christophe Rolland, Rashid Sidek, and Dirk Medved. After him are Bruno Risi, Philippe Falardeau, Graeme Le Saux, Tetsu Nagasawa, Vladimir Malakhov, and Jeff Agoos.

Others Born in 1968

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Nikolay Antonov ranks 334 out of 415. Before him are Anelia Nuneva (1962), Ivan Cheparinov (1986), Ilija Trojanow (1965), Tanya Dangalakova (1964), Tanyu Kiryakov (1963), and Svilen Rusinov (1964). After him are Luis Álvarez (null), Georgi Dimitrov (1959), Rumyana Neykova (1973), Vasil Spasov (1971), Dimitar Rangelov (1983), and Petar Hubchev (1964).

Others born in Bulgaria

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Nikolay Antonov ranks 30. Before him are Daniel Petrov (1971), Nikolaj Pešalov (1970), Stoyanka Kurbatova (1955), Anelia Nuneva (1962), Tanya Dangalakova (1964), and Tanyu Kiryakov (1963). After him are Luis Álvarez (null), Rumyana Neykova (1973), Nikolay Bukhalov (1967), Tereza Marinova (1977), Sevdalin Marinov (1968), and Svetla Dimitrova (1970).

Bulgarian born Athletes

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous