Balgarianovinite.com Bozhidar Saraboyukov won Bulgaria’s first medal at a European Athletics Championships in eight years, taking bronze in the men’s long jump at the continental championships.
The 22-year-old Saraboyukov secured third place with a best jump of 8.26 metres on his sixth and final attempt, made into a headwind of 1.7 m/s. He also recorded four other jumps beyond eight metres in the final – 8.03, 8.05, 8.09 and 8.10 metres.
The bronze adds another major senior medal to Saraboyukov’s collection, following his gold at the 2025 European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, and bronze at the 2026 World Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland.
Bulgaria’s previous medal at the European outdoor championships came in 2018, when Mirela Demireva won silver in the women’s high jump in Berlin.
Greek star Miltiadis Tentoglou won his fourth consecutive European outdoor title with a best jump of 8.44 metres, while Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer took silver with 8.29 metres.
Gerson Balde of Portugal, the 2026 world indoor champion, briefly moved into third place with 8.18 metres on his final attempt, but Saraboyukov responded immediately with his best jump of the competition to reclaim the bronze. Bozhidar Saraboyukov Wins Bronze in Long Jump, Bulgaria’s First European Outdoor Athletics Medal in Eight Years 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-12 06:27:05 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law