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]