Rostislav Dimitrov ( bg, Ростислав Димитров) (born 26 December 1974 in
Rousse
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) is a former
triple jump
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er from
Bulgaria
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, best known for his silver medal at the
1999 World Championships. He originally won the silver medal at the
World Indoor Championships the same year, but was disqualified for
ephedrin
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use.
His personal best was 17.49 metres.
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1974 births
Living people
Bulgarian male triple jumpers
Bulgarian sportspeople in doping cases
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Bulgaria
Doping cases in athletics
Sportspeople from Ruse, Bulgaria
World Athletics Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships medalists