Atanas Chochev () (born January 17, 1957) is a retired Bulgarian triple jumper and long jumper.
His personal best jump was 8.19 metres, achieved in July 1981 in Sofia. This ranks him seventh among Bulgarian long jumpers, behind Ivaylo Mladenov, Atanas Atanasov, Nikolay Atanasov, Petar Dachev, Nikolay Antonov and Galin Georgiev. - The Athletics Site In the triple jump he had 16.86 metres from Sofia 1980.World men's all-time best triple jump (last updated 2001)
Achievements YearTournamentVenueResultEvent1980European Indoor Championships Sindelfingen, West Germany 4thTriple jump1980 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-SeiteOlympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 6thTriple jump1980 Summer Olympics, men's results - Sporting Heroes1981European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 8thLong jump1981 European Indoor Championships, men's long jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite1982European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 8thLong jump1982 European Indoor Championships, men's long jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-SeiteEuropean Championships Athens, Greece 7thLong jump
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