| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 March 1993 Chkhorotsqu, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long jump |
Bachana Khorava (Georgian: ბაჩანა ხორავა; born 15 March 1993) is a Georgian athlete specialising in the long jump.[2] He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In addition, he won the long jump competition as part of team Georgia at the 2015 European Games (European Team Championships Third League) and won the bronze at the 2015 European U23 Championships. Earlier in his career he competed primarily in sprinting events.
His personal bests in the long jump are 8.24 metres outdoors (+1.3 m/s, Tbilisi 2021) and 8.25 metres indoors (Tbilisi 2016). The latter is the current national record.
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International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Georgia
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| 2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 60th (h) | 100 m | 11.34 |
| 40th (h) | 200 m | 22.53 | |||
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 12th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.58 |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 15th (q) | Long jump | 7.63 m |
| European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 3rd | Long jump | 7.97 m | |
| 2016 | Championships of the Small States of Europe | Marsa, Malta | 1st | Long jump | 8.02 m |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19th (q) | Long jump | 7.77 m | |
| 2018 | Championships of the Small States of Europe | Schaan, Liechtenstein | 3rd | 100 m | 10.74 s |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 14th (q) | Long jump | 7.46 m |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 28th (q) | Long jump | 7.41 m | |
| 2022 | Championships of the Small States of Europe | Marsa, Malta | 4th | Medley relay | 1:58.45 |
| 2nd | Long jump | 7.57 m | |||
References
- ^ 2016 Olympic bio Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bachana Khorava at World Athletics
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This page was last edited on 17 March 2024, at 22:53