Bedros Bedrosian

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Bedros Bedrosian (born 21 May 1955) is a retired Romanian triple jumper.

He finished fourteenth at the 1980 European Indoor Championships[1] and sixth at the 1982 European Championships in Athletics.[2] He became national champion five times in a row, from 1980 through 1984.[3]

His personal best jump was 17.27 metres, achieved in June 1984 in Bucuresti. This ranks him second among Romanian triple jumpers, only behind Marian Oprea.[4]

After retiring he became a coach. He was hired as jumping coach for the Saudi Arabian national team, notably training Hussein Taher Al-Sabee and Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi.[5][6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ 1980 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
  2. ^ 1982 European Championships, men's triple jump final - Sporting Heroes
  3. ^ Romanian athletics championships - GBR Athletics
  4. ^ All time best Balkan athletes - The Athletics Site
  5. ^ IAAF Focus on Athletes: Hussein Taher Al-Sabee - IAAF.org
  6. ^ IAAF Focus on Athletes: Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi - IAAF.org