Vania_Stambolova

Vania Stambolova

Vania Stambolova

Bulgarian sprinter and hurdler

Vania Stambolova (Bulgarian: Ваня Стамболова) (born 28 November 1983) is a Bulgarian athlete. She competes in the 400 m hurdles and the 400 m event. At the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships she won a silver medal over 400 m. She also won a gold medal at the 2006 European Championships. At present, Stambolova is the highest paid female athlete in Bulgaria.[citation needed]

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During the London 2012 Olympics, Stambolova tripped while competing in the 400m hurdles event and failed to finish.[1]

At the 2014 European Championships, she finished in 6th place in the 800 m, setting a personal best in the final.[2]

Stambolova tested positive for testosterone in January 2007, and was subsequently suspended for two years by the IAAF.[3]

Achievements

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Personal bests

Outdoor:

  • 200 metres: 22.81 (Sofia 2006)
  • 400 metres: 49.53 (Rieti 2006)
  • 400 metres hurdles: 53.68 (Rabat 2011)

Indoor:

  • 200 metres : 23.51 (Sofia 2006)
  • 400 metres : 50.21 (Moscow 2006)
  • 800 metres : 2:02.03 (Vienna 2012)

See also

References

  1. [1]
    London 2012 Olympics website
  2. [2]
    "Competitions - European Athletics Championships - European Athletics". 2014-08-18. Archived from the original on August 18, 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  3. [3]
    Two Bulgarian top athletes to miss Olympics after losing doping appeal – International Herald Tribune


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