Vasif Asadov

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Vasif Asadov
Personal information
NationalityAzerbaijani
Born (1965-08-27) 27 August 1965 (age 59)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Budapest Triple jump
Representing Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Jakarta Triple jump

Vasif Asadov (born 27 August 1965) is a retired male triple jumper who represented the Soviet Union and later Azerbaijan. He won bronze medals at the 1988 European Indoor Championships in Budapest and the 1995 Asian Championships in Jakarta. He competed for Azerbaijan at the 1996 Summer Olympics, without reaching the final. His personal best results was 17.37 metres, achieved in February 1988 in Volgograd. [1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 27thTriple jump 16.21 m
  1. "Vasif ASADOV | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-17.


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