Balgarianovinite.com Bulgaria’s Aleksandra Nacheva won the bronze medal in the triple jump on the fourth day of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
Nacheva, who will turn 25 next week, recorded a jump of 14.40 metres on her second attempt, with a following wind of 3.4 m/s.
The medal is Nacheva’s first at a major senior championship. In 2018, she became Youth Olympic champion in Buenos Aires and world U20 champion in Tampere.
Nacheva also won Bulgaria’s second medal at the European Championships in Birmingham, following Bozhidar Saraboyukov’s bronze in the men’s long jump two days earlier, and the country’s 42nd medal overall at continental championships.
The other Bulgarian finalist in the event, Gabriela Petrova, placed second-to-last among the 12 finalists with a jump of 13.75 metres.
Serbia’s Ivana Spanovic, with a jump of 14.06 metres, rounded out the top eight, who advanced to three additional attempts to determine the medalists.
Italy’s Dariya Derkach, the 2023 European indoor silver medallist in Istanbul, produced a season-leading mark in Europe and a personal best of 14.60 metres. The 33-year-old Derkach, who was born in Ukraine, secured her first gold medal at a major championship.
Belgium’s Saliyya Guisse landed at 14.46 metres, enough to take silver and claim her first medal at a major championship at the age of 30.
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