Tsanko Rosenov Arnaudov MedM[1] (Bulgarian: Цанко Росенов Арнаудов; born 14 March 1992) is a Portuguese athlete who represents S.L. Benfica at club level. He holds the Portuguese record in men's shot put with 21.56 m.
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| Full name | Tsanko Rosenov Arnaudov | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Portugal | ||||||||||||||
| Citizenship | Portuguese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 March 1992 Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2009–present | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 155 kg (342 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Portugal | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||
| Club | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Volodymyr Zinchenko | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Arnaudov was born in Bulgaria in 1992. Son of Bulgarian emigrants in Portugal since the age of 12, he acquired Portuguese citizenship on 2 July 2010 (aged 18).[2][3][4][5] Since then he represented Portugal at the 2011 European Junior Championships and the 2013 European U23 Championships in shot put, but was eliminated in the qualifying round both times.[6] In 2014 he broke the Portuguese under-23 record with a throw of 18.80 m.[6]
Arnaudov's results improved rapidly in 2015.[3] He first broke 20 metres in Lisbon on 17 May, and went on to break 21 metres on his next attempt in the same competition; his result of 21.06 m broke Marco Fortes's Portuguese record of 21.02 m from 2012.[5][3] He broke 20 metres again in his next two meets, winning at the European Champion Clubs Cup and placing second to Jakub Szyszkowski at the FBK Games.[6] Arnaudov made his Diamond League debut at the Herculis meeting in Monaco on 17 July, but placed last with a best put of 19.45 m.[7] He won his first Portuguese outdoor championship title the following week, defeating Fortes with 19.79 m in a close competition.[8]
Arnaudov represented Portugal at 2015 World Championships in Beijing.[9] On 10 July 2016, he achieved the bronze medal with 20.59 m at the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam. It was the first medal ever for Portugal in shot put.[10] In 2017 he broke his own record at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, with a 21.08 throw, which gave him 4th place.[11]
References edit
- ^ Atletas condecorados com Ordem do Mérito (in Portuguese)
- ^ Tsanko Arnaudov renova contrato (Portuguese)
- ^ a b c "Tsanko Arnaudov bate recorde nacional do peso" (in Portuguese). SAPO Desporto. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Tsanko Arnaudov" (in Portuguese). Olympic Committee of Portugal. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Recorde de Portugal para Tsanko Arnaudov no Peso" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Athletics Federation. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ a b c Tsanko Arnaudov at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ "Nelson Évora quarto no Mónaco, em dia de recorde do mundo dos 1.500 femininos" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Lopes, Luís (26 July 2015). "Tsanko Arnaudov impõe-se no lançamento do peso". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Portugal terá 15 atletas em Pequim, mas ainda pode ter mais dois". Público (in Portuguese). 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Tsanko Arnaudov de Bronze no Europeu". www.slbenfica.pt. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11.
- ^ Lopes, Luís (4 March 2017). "Recorde e quarto lugar para Arnaudov no lançamento do peso". Público (in Portuguese).
External links edit
- Tsanko Arnaudov at World Athletics
- Profile at Olympic Committee of Portugal (in Portuguese)
