Robert Marinov is a retired Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

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High jump

The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

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He finished fifteenth at the 1987 World Championships

1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's High Jump

These are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total of 38 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday September 6, 1987.-Medalists:...

 and fourteenth at the 1992 European Indoor Championships

1992 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

The 22nd European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Genoa, a city in Italy, in 1992. This was the first indoor championship which was the start of the new two year cycle for the games.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:...

. He also competed at the 1993 World Championships

1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's High Jump

These are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday August 22, 1993...

 without reaching the final round. He became national champion in 1992 and 1993.

His personal best jump was 2.31 metres, achieved in July 1992 in Sofia

Sofia

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

. This ranks him second among Bulgarian high jumpers, only behind Georgi Dakov

Georgi Dakov

Georgi Dakov was a Bulgarian high jumper, who was actually born in Russia.His personal best jump was 2.36 metres, achieved in August 1990 in Brussel. This is the current Bulgarian record....

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