Lyudmila Andonova

Lyudmila Grudeva Andonova (Bulgarian: Людмила Андонова, née Zhecheva; born 6 May 1960) is a retired high jumper from Bulgaria. In 1984, she broke the World Record with a clearance of 2.07 metres. She competed at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul and the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. She was named the Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year in 1984. She was also named the BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year in 1984.^[1]

Biography

She set the women's world record in the high jump event on July 20, 1984 in East Berlin, jumping 2.07 metres.

In 1985 she was suspended for doping with amphetamine.^[2]

Andonova competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, finishing in fifth place (1.93 m) alongside Romania's Galina Astafei. She was born in Novocherkassk, Soviet Union, and married to Bulgarian decathlete Atanas Andonov.

International competitions

• All results regarding high jump

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Bulgaria
1981	Balkan Games	Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	1st	1.95 m
	World Student Games (Universiade)	Bucharest, Romania	2nd	1.94 m
1982	European Indoor Championships	Milan, Italy	12th	1.85 m
	European Championships	Athens, Greece	6th	1.91 m
1984	Balkan Games	Athens, Greece	1st	1.97 m
	Friendship Games	Prague, Czechoslovakia	1st	1.96 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	12th	1.85 m (1.91)
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	5th	1.93 m
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	15th	1.85 m
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	25th (q)	1.88 m
Result in parentheses indicates height achieved in qualifying round.

See also

• Female two metres club