Plamena Mitkova (born 18 September 2004) is a Bulgarian track and field athlete who won the long jump at the World Junior Athletics Championships in 2022.

Career

Mitkova won the Bulgarian national title in July 2022, jumping 6.19m in the Stadion Ivaylo in Veliko Tarnovo.[1] In August, 2022 Mitkova triumphed in the long jump at the World Jumior Athletics Championships, jumping a personal best 6.66m.[2]

She competed at the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, jumping 6.25 metres without qualifying for the final.[3] Mitkova won silver in the long jump at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem with a jump of 6.54 metres.[4]

Competing at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, she finished in 7th place with a personal best jump of 6.80 metres.[5] Later that month, she won the Bulgarian title national with a personal best distance of 6.97 metres in Veliko Tarnovo.[6] She competed in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[7]

Personal life

Mitkova is from Plovdiv.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Gabriela Petrova returned with a victory, Plamena Mitkova and Liliana Georgieva also with titles". Worldupon.com.
  2. ^ "Plamena Mitkova wins gold medal at the U20 World Athletics Championships". bnr.bg.
  3. ^ "European Indoor Champiosnhips". World Athletics. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Plamena Mitkova wins silver at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem". bnr.bg. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Mondo flies to championship record as Mihambo and Vadlejch also grab gold at Roma 2024". European Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  6. ^ "National championships roundup - Fast times highlight the British and French Championships". European Athletics. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Women's Long jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Plamena Mitkova earns bronze medal at the GBL Jump Fest in Slovakia". bnr.bg. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plamena_Mitkova
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