Stefka Kostadinova
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Native name | Стефка Георгиева Костадинова[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Stefka Georgieva Kostadinova[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Bulgarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Plovdiv, Bulgaria[1] | 25 March 1965|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1985–1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | 1st (Atlanta, 1996) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest world ranking | 1st (Rome, 1987) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal bests | High jump outdoor: 2.09 m (WR) indoor: 2.06 m[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stefka Georgieva Kostadinova (
Early career
Born in Plovdiv, Kostadinova went to a specialist sports school, but was only introduced to high jump in a Year Six (12–13-year-olds) athletics meet in Sofia, on a day she is quoted as saying she would never forget (on TransWorldSport interview in 2012).
Career
Kostadinova is the reigning world record holder in the women's high jump at 2.09 m, which she jumped during the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome. Her world record is one of the oldest in modern athletics. Altogether Kostadinova set seven world records - three outdoors and four indoors. She also holds the distinction of having jumped over 2.00 m 197 times.
Kostadinova won the gold medal in the
Kostadinova was voted Sportsperson of the Year in Bulgaria four times (1985, 1987, 1995 and 1996).
Personal life
In 1995 Kostadinova gave birth to her son, Nikolay, just several months before winning gold in the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. In 1999 she divorced her long-standing husband and coach, Nikolay Petrov. The same year she officially put an end to her athletic career, though she had actually not participated in any major sports competition since the World Indoors Championship in 1997. In 2007 Kostadinova married businessman Nikolai Popvasilev.[4]
Sports administration career
After retiring Kostadinova started a career in sports administration. She has served as vice president of the Bulgarian Athletic Federation, vice president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee and was deputy sports minister of Bulgaria from 2003 through 2005.
On 11 November 2005, Kostadinova was elected president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee. She replaced Ivan Slavkov, who was expelled by the International Olympic Committee for violating its standards in ethics.
International competitions
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stefka Kostadinova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ Stefka Kostadinova's IAAF profile
- ^ "Radostin Kishishev opened a new soccer field in kindergarten "Andersen"".
- ^ "На тази дата преди 29 г. Стефка Костадинова поставя световен рекорд".
External links
- Stefka Kostadinova at Olympedia
- Stefka Kostadinova at Olympics.com
- Stefka Kostadinova at Olympic.org (archived)
- Stefka Kostadinova at World Athletics