Tsanko Arnaudov

Tsanko Rosenov Arnaudov MedM[1] (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.

Tsanko Arnaudov
Personal information
Full nameTsanko Rosenov Arnaudov
National teamPortugal
CitizenshipPortuguese
Born (1992-03-14) 14 March 1992
Bulgaria
Years active2009–present
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight155 kg (342 lb)
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Shot put
ClubS.L. Benfica
Coached byVolodymyr Zinchenko
Medal record
Representing  Portugal
Shot put
European Championships
2016 AmsterdamShot put

Career

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
  1. Atletas condecorados com Ordem do Mérito (in Portuguese)
  2. Tsanko Arnaudov renova contrato (Portuguese)
  3. "Tsanko Arnaudov bate recorde nacional do peso" (in Portuguese). SAPO Desporto. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  4. "Tsanko Arnaudov" (in Portuguese). Olympic Committee of Portugal. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  5. "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.
  6. Tsanko Arnaudov at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  7. "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.
  8. Lopes, Luís (26 July 2015). "Tsanko Arnaudov impõe-se no lançamento do peso". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  9. "Portugal terá 15 atletas em Pequim, mas ainda pode ter mais dois". Público (in Portuguese). 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  10. http://www.slbenfica.pt/30/news/info/BSLDQy-Zp02ou10341AGrw?language=pt-PT
  11. Lopes, Luís (4 March 2017). "Recorde e quarto lugar para Arnaudov no lançamento do peso". Público (in Portuguese).
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