Nikolay Raev

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]