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Vania Stambolova

Bulgarian sprinter and hurdler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vania Stambolova
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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, and she was subsequently named the 2006 BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year.[1] 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 400 m hurdles event and failed to finish.[2]

At the 2014 European Championships, she finished in 6th place in the 800 m, setting a personal best in the final.[3]

Stambolova tested positive for testosterone in January 2007, and was subsequently suspended for two years by the IAAF.[4]

According to World Athletics, Stambolova has not competed since 2019.

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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)

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