Vania Stambolova

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]}

Vania Stambolova

Vania Stambolova celebrating her silver medal in Barcelona, 2010
Personal information
Full name	Vania Stambolova
Born	(1983-11-28) 28 November 1983 (age 41) Varna, People's Republic of Bulgaria
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	200 metres – 22.81 (2006) 400 metres – 49.53 (2006) 400 metres hurdles – 53.68 (2011)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Indoor Championships 0 2 0 European Championships 1 1 0 Summer Universiade 1 0 0 Continental Cup 0 0 1 Total 2 2 2 World Indoor Championships 2006 Moscow 400 m 2010 Doha 400 m European Championships 2006 Gothenburg 400 m 2010 Barcelona 400 m hurdles Summer Universiade 2009 Belgrade 400 m hurdles Continental Cup 2010 Split 400 m hurdles
Updated on 21 March 2012

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.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Bulgaria
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	28th (h)	400 m hurdles	58.99
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	2nd	400 m	50.21
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	400 m	49.85
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	400 m hurdles	55.14
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	15th (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.12
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	400 m	51.50
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	400 m hurdles	53.82
	Continental Cup	Split, Croatia	3rd	400 m hurdles	54.89
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	400 m	52.58
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	6th	400 m hurdles	54.23
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	4th	400 m	51.99
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	6th	800 m	2:00.91

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

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences