Vania Stambolova
400 metres – 49.53 (2006)
400 metres hurdles – 53.68 (2011)
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![]() | 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 |
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]
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]
According to World Athletics, Stambolova has not competed since 2019.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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
References
External links
- Vania Stambolova at World Athletics
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- 1958:
Maria Itkina (URS)
- 1962:
Maria Itkina (URS)
- 1966:
Anna Chmelková (TCH)
- 1969:
Nicole Duclos (FRA)
- 1971:
Helga Seidler (GDR)
- 1974:
Riitta Salin (FIN)
- 1978:
Marita Koch (GDR)
- 1982:
Marita Koch (GDR)
- 1986:
Marita Koch (GDR)
- 1990:
Grit Breuer (GDR)
- 1994:
Marie-José Pérec (FRA)
- 1998:
Grit Breuer (GER)
- 2002:
Olesya Zykina (RUS)
- 2006:
Vania Stambolova (BUL)
- 2010:
Kseniya Ustalova (RUS)
- 2012:
Moa Hjelmer (SWE)
- 2014:
Libania Grenot (ITA)
- 2016:
Libania Grenot (ITA)
- 2018:
Justyna Święty-Ersetic (POL)
- 2022:
Femke Bol (NED)
- 2024:
Natalia Kaczmarek (POL)
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