Bozhidar Sarâboyukov
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Born | 6 August 2004 Harmanli,[1] Bulgaria |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Long jump, High jump, Triple jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Long jump: 8.22m (2023) High jump: 2.20m (2022) Triple jump 16.53m i (2025) |
Bozhidar Saraboyukov (Bulgarian: Божидар Саръбоюков) (born 6 August 2004) is a Bulgarian long jumper, triple jumper and high jumper.[2]
Career
He competed in the high jump at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, tying for silver alongside South African Brian Raats with a jump of 2.10 metres.[3][4]
He won the silver medal in the long jump at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem, jumping a national under-20 distance. He also won silver in the triple jump at the event.[5][6][7] He competed in the long jump at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, jumping 7.73 metres.[8]
He competed at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, placing eleventh in the long jump, in Glasgow, Scotland.[9] He finished sixth at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome in the long jump, with a jump of 8.08 metres.[10] He competed in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[11]
He won Bulgarian national indoor titles in both the long jump (8.00m) and triple jump (16.53m) in February 2025.[12] That month, he won the long jump at the 2025 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade.[13]
He won the long jump at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, by a single centimetre, with a jump of 8.13 metres, ahead of Italian Mattia Furlani and Spain's Lester Lescay, who both jumped 8.12 centimetres.[14][15] It reversed a result from the Jerusalem 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships where the Italian won gold by a single centimetre with 8.23m from Sarâboyukov.[16]
Personal bests
Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.
Outdoor
- As of 29 June 2025
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long jump | 8.22 m (26 ft 11+1⁄2 in) (+1.6 m/s) | Jerusalem | 8 August 2023 |
| High jump | 2.20 m (7 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Sofia | 10 July 2022 |
| Triple jump | 16.25 m (53 ft 3+3⁄4 in) (+1.6 m/s) | Jerusalem | 10 August 2023 |
| 100 metres | 11.18 (+0.2 m/s) | Veliko Tarnovo | 16 July 2023 |
| 200 metres | 22.31 m (73 ft 2+1⁄4 in) (-2.6 m/s) | Sofia | 21 May 2025 |
| 110 metres (99.0 cm) | 15.75 (-0.4 m/s) | Sofia | 29 May 2021 |
| Event | Performance | Location | Date | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decathlon | — | Sofia | 15–16 May 2021 | 5,991 points |
| 100 metres | 11.9h (+0.6 m/s) | Sofia | 15 May 2021 | 671 points |
| Long jump | 6.97 m (22 ft 10+1⁄4 in) (-0.3 m/s) | Sofia | 15 May 2021 | 807 points |
| Shot put (6kg) | 12.02 m (39 ft 5 in) | Sofia | 25 June 2022 | 608 points |
| High jump | 2.18 m (7 ft 1+3⁄4 in) | Sofia | 25 June 2022 | 973 points |
| 400 metres | 55.35 | Sofia | 15 May 2021 | 585 points |
| 110 metres hurdles (91.4cm) | 15.4h (+0.0 m/s) | Sofia | 16 May 2021 | 802 points |
| Discus throw (1.5kg) | 35.50 m (116 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Sofia | 16 May 2021 | 570 points |
| Pole vault | 2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Sofia | 16 May 2021 | 199 points |
| Javelin throw (700g) | 36.30 m (119 ft 1 in) | Sofia | 16 May 2021 | 389 points |
| 1500 metres | 5:04.40 | Sofia | 16 May 2021 | 535 points |
| Virtual Best Performance | 6,139 points | |||
Indoor
- As of 29 June 2025
| Event | Performance | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long jump | 8.19 m (26 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Miramas | 31 January 2025 |
| High jump | 2.10 m (6 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Sofia | 6 February 2022 |
| Triple jump | 16.53 m (54 ft 2+3⁄4 in) | Sofia | 22 February 2025 |
| Event | Performance | Location | Date | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heptathlon | — | Sofia | 3–4 March 2021 | 4,265 points |
| 60 meters | 7.67 | Sofia | 3 March 2021 | 659 points |
| Long jump | 6.86 m (22 ft 6 in) | Sofia | 3 March 2021 | 781 points |
| Shot put (5kg) | 11.15 m (36 ft 6+3⁄4 in) | Sofia | 3 March 2021 | 555 points |
| High jump | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄4 in) | Sofia | 3 March 2021 | 749 points |
| 60 meters hurdles | 8.93 | Sofia | 4 March 2021 | 761 points |
| Pole vault | 2.40 m (7 ft 10+1⁄4 in) | Sofia | 4 March 2021 | 220 points |
| 1000 meters | 3:13.31 | Sofia | 4 March 2021 | 540 points |
| Virtual Best Performance | 4,265 points | |||
References
- ^ ""Ще го гоня докрай". Божидар Саръбоюков и мечтите за олимпийски медал" (in Bulgarian). svobodnaevropa.bg. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Bozhidar Saraboyukov". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Pottinger mines Jamaica's third gold in men's high jump". Jamaica Gleaner. August 5, 2022.
- ^ "Men's High Jump Results: World Athletics Junior U20 Championships 2022". 1 August 2022.
- ^ "btaBulgarian Saraboyukov Wins Silver in Men's Long Jump at 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships". bta.bg. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "European Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Rising Stars: Five Outstanding Athletes Who Shined at the European Athletics U20 Championships". Watch Athletics. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "World Championships 2023 Men's long jump results". World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Greece's Tentoglou retains world indoor long jump title". European-Athletics. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Bozhidar Saraboyukov sixth in a singular European remaining within the lengthy bounce, he's not blissful". time.news. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Men's Long jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Doroshchuk clears 2.32m world lead in Kyiv". European Athletics. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 25 Feb 2025.
- ^ "Belgrade Hosted the Best Balkan Athletes". Balkan Athletics. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Kambundji breaks European indoor 60m hurdles record in Apeldoorn". World Athletics. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ Crumpey, Euan (7 March 2025). "Mixed 1500m fortunes for Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Georgia Hunter Bell". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Sarâboyukov shocks Furlani in dramatic long jump final". European Athletics. 7 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.