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Nikolay Petrov Raev (Bulgarian: Николай Петров Раев, born 29 January 1971) is a retired Bulgarian triple jumper.
He was born in Ruse, and represented the club Lokomotiv Ruse.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships and finished twelfth at the 1991 World Indoor Championships[2] and sixth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships.[3] At the 1992 Olympic Games he did not reach the final.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, but was disqualified for a doping offense.[4][5][6]
After the doping ban he competed at the 1997 World Championships[2] and the 1998 European Championships without reaching the final.[7] He finished twelfth at the 1998 European Indoor Championships.[8] He became Bulgarian champion in 1997 and 1998,[9] and Bulgarian indoor champion in 1991, 1993, 1998 and 2001.[10]
His personal best jump was 17.18 metres, achieved in May 1998 in Sofia.[2]
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