Petko Yankov ( bg, Петко Янков; born 6 October 1977) is a retired

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

n sprinter who specialized in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. He competed at the 1999 World Indoor Championships, the 1999 World Championships and the

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(both

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and

). His personal best time was 20.27 seconds, achieved in June 1999 in

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. This ranks him second among Bulgarian 200 metres sprinters, only behind

Nikolay Antonov Nikolay Antonov ( bg, 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 Championshi ...

.All time best Balkan athletes, men
- The Athletics Site Furthermore, he had 10.39 in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

and 46.91 in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. At the beginning of the 2000s he left Bulgaria to study in USA and competed for several years for Central Missouri State University until 2005. He currently resides in the USA.

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* 1977 births Living people Bulgarian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bulgaria {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub