Viktor Ninov ( bg, Виктор Нинов; born 19 June 1988,

Cherven Bryag Cherven bryag ( bg, Червен бряг, also translated , ) is a town in northern Bulgaria, a capital of the Cherven Bryag municipality, Pleven Province. It is situated on the right shore of the Zlatna Panega (river), Zlatna Panega in river ...

) is a

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 athlete competing in the

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

. As a junior, he finished thirteenth at the 2009 European U23 Championships. He later competed at the 2010 European Championships, the 2011 European Indoor Championships, the 2011 World Championships, the 2012 World Indoor Championships, the 2012 European Championships, the

2012 Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

and the 2013 European Indoor Championships without ever reaching the final. His personal best jump is 2.29 metres, achieved in July 2011 in

Plovdiv Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the c ...

. Indoors he has recorded 2.30 metres in February 2013 in

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

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1988 births Living people Bulgarian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bulgaria People from Cherven Bryag {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub