Background
Arnaudov is an ethnic Bulgarian and was born in Bulgaria in 1992. He acquired Portuguese citizenship in July 2010.
Arnaudov is an ethnic Bulgarian and was born in Bulgaria in 1992. He acquired Portuguese citizenship in July 2010.
He holds the Portuguese record in men"s shot put with 21.06 m. He represented Portugal at the 2011 European Junior Championships and the 2013 European U23 Championships, but was eliminated in the qualifying round both times. In 2014 he broke the Portuguese under-23 record with a throw of 18.80 m.
Arnaudov"s results improved rapidly in 2015.
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.
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. Arnaudov represented Portugal at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.
He did not qualify to the final.