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Bulgaria
Career 1966 - 2026
Best year 1987
Total points 907
Best results 4x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#22
10-year rank
#66

Ranking Development

Points distribution

Disciplines

Contests

YearContestDisciplineCategoryPositionPointsName
2026 European Championship Triple jump Women 3 1 Aleksandra Nacheva
2023 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2022 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2021 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2020 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2019 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2019 European Indoor Championships Shot put Women 1 3 Radoslava Mavrodieva
2018 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2018 European Championship High jump Women 2 2 Mirela Demireva
2017 European Indoor Championships Shot put Women 2 2 Radoslava Mavrodieva
2017 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2016 European Championship High jump Women 2 2 Mirela Demireva
2016 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2016 European Championship 200m Women 2 2 Ivet Lalova-Collio
2016 Olympic Games High jump Women 2 12 Mirela Demireva
2016 European Championship 100m Women 2 2 Ivet Lalova-Collio
2015 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
2015 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2015 European Indoor Championships Triple jump Women 2 2 Gabriela Petrova
2015 European Indoor Championships Shot put Women 3 1 Radoslava Mavrodieva
2014 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
2014 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2013 European Indoor Championships 60m Women 2 2 Ivet Lalova-Collio
2013 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
2013 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2012 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
2012 European Championship 100m Women 1 4 Ivet Lalova-Collio
2012 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2011 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
2011 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2010 World Indoor Championships 400m Women 2 4 Vania Stambolova
2010 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
2010 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2010 European Championship 400m hurdles Women 2 2 Vania Stambolova
2009 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2009 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
2008 World Indoor Championships 1500m Women 3 2 Daniela Yordanova
2008 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
2008 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2007 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
2007 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2007 World Championship 1500m Women 3 3 Daniela Yordanova
2006 European Championship 400m Women 1 4 Vania Stambolova
2006 European Championship High jump Women 2 2 Venelina Veneva
2006 World Athletics Final High jump Women 3 2 Venelina Veneva
2006 European Championship 1500m Women 3 1 Daniela Yordanova
2006 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
2006 World Indoor Championships 400m Women 2 4 Vania Stambolova
2006 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2005 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
2005 European Indoor Championships High jump Women 3 1 Venelina Veneva
2005 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2005 European Indoor Championships 200m Women 1 3 Ivet Lalova-Collio
2004 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
2004 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2003 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
2003 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2002 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2002 European Championship 100m hurdles Women 3 1 Yana Kasova
2002 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
2002 European Indoor Championships Triple jump Women 1 3 Tereza Marinova
2001 World Athletics Final Triple jump Women 1 7 Tereza Marinova
2001 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
2001 World Indoor Championships High jump Women 3 2 Venelina Veneva
2001 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2001 World Championship Triple jump Women 3 3 Tereza Marinova
2001 World Indoor Championships Triple jump Women 1 8 Tereza Marinova
2000 Olympic Games Triple jump Women 1 24 Tereza Marinova
2000 European Indoor Championships 60m Women 2 2 Petya Pendareva
2000 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
2000 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
2000 European Indoor Championships Long jump Women 3 1 Iva Prandzheva
2000 European Indoor Championships Triple jump Women 3 1 Iva Prandzheva
1999 World Indoor Championships Triple jump Women 2 4 Iva Prandzheva
1999 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
1999 World Indoor Championships High jump Women 1 8 Khristina Kalcheva
1999 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
1999 World Indoor Championships Long jump Women 3 2 Iva Prandzheva
1998 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
1998 European Championship 100m hurdles Women 1 4 Svetla Dimitrova
1998 European Championship Triple jump Women 3 1 Tereza Marinova
1998 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
1997 World Indoor Championships High jump Women 1 8 Stefka Kostadinova
1997 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
1997 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
1997 World Championship 100m hurdles Women 2 6 Svetla Dimitrova
1996 European Indoor Championships Triple jump Women 1 3 Iva Prandzheva
1996 Olympic Games High jump Women 1 24 Stefka Kostadinova
1996 European Indoor Championships 200m Women 3 1 Zlatka Georgieva
1996 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
1996 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
1995 World Championship Shot put Women 3 3 Svetla Mitkova
1995 World Indoor Championships 400m Women 3 2 Daniela Georgieva
1995 World Indoor Championships Triple jump Women 2 4 Iva Prandzheva
1995 World Championship High jump Women 1 12 Stefka Kostadinova
1995 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
1995 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
1995 World Championship Triple jump Women 2 6 Iva Prandzheva
1994 European Indoor Championships Triple jump Women 3 1 Sofiya Bozhanova
1994 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
1994 IAAF Grand Prix Final Overall Women 2 3 Svetla Dimitrova
1994 European Indoor Championships 60m hurdles Women 1 3 Yordanka Donkova
1994 European Championship Shot put Women 3 1 Svetla Mitkova
1994 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
1994 European Championship 4x100m Women 3 3 -
1994 European Indoor Championships High jump Women 1 3 Stefka Kostadinova
1994 IAAF Grand Prix Final 100m hurdles Women 1 8 Svetla Dimitrova
1994 European Indoor Championships High jump Women 2 2 Desislava Aleksandrova
1994 European Indoor Championships Shot put Women 3 1 Svetla Mitkova
1994 European Championship 100m hurdles Women 3 1 Yordanka Donkova
1994 European Championship 100m hurdles Women 1 4 Svetla Dimitrova
1993 Hypo Meeting Heptathlon Women 1 8 Svetla Dimitrova
1993 World Indoor Championships High jump Women 1 8 Stefka Kostadinova
1993 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
1993 IAAF Grand Prix Final High jump Women 1 8 Stefka Kostadinova
1993 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
1993 World Championship Triple jump Women 3 3 Iva Prandzheva
1993 IAAF Grand Prix Final Overall Women 3 1 Stefka Kostadinova
1992 European Indoor Championships High jump Women 2 2 Stefka Kostadinova
1992 Olympic Games Discus Women 2 12 Tsvetanka Khristova
1992 Olympic Games 100m hurdles Women 3 6 Yordanka Donkova
1992 European Indoor Championships 60m Women 2 2 Anelia Nuneva
1992 European Indoor Championships Triple jump Women 2 2 Sofiya Bozhanova
1992 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
1992 European Indoor Championships 60m hurdles Women 3 1 Yordanka Donkova
1992 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
1992 European Indoor Championships Shot put Women 2 2 Svetla Mitkova
1991 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
1991 Grand Prix Final High jump Women 2 1 Stefka Kostadinova
1991 IAAF Grand Prix High jump Women 2 4 Stefka Kostadinova
1991 World Championship Discus Women 1 12 Tsvetanka Khristova
1991 World Indoor Championships Triple jump Women 3 2 Sofiya Bozhanova
1991 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
1990 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
1990 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
1990 IAAF Grand Prix Discus Women 3 2 Tsvetanka Khristova
1989 European Indoor Championships 60m hurdles Women 1 3 Yordanka Donkova
1989 World record - annual holding 100m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
1989 World Indoor Championships High jump Women 1 8 Stefka Kostadinova
1989 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
1988 World record - improvement 100m hurdles Women 1 8 Yordanka Donkova
1988 Olympic Games 100m hurdles Women 1 24 Yordanka Donkova
1988 Olympic Games Discus Women 3 6 Tsvetanka Khristova
1988 Olympic Games High jump Women 2 12 Stefka Kostadinova
1988 IAAF Grand Prix Discus Women 3 2 Tsvetanka Khristova
1988 European Indoor Championships High jump Women 1 3 Stefka Kostadinova
1988 IAAF Grand Prix 100m hurdles Women 2 4 Yordanka Donkova
1988 World record - annual holding 60m hurdles Women 1 1 Yordanka Donkova
1988 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Stefka Kostadinova
1987 World Indoor Championships 60m Women 2 4 Anelia Nuneva
1987 IAAF Grand Prix Long jump Women 2 4 Ljudmila Ninova
1987 European Indoor Championships 60m hurdles Women 3 1 Ginka Zagorcheva
1987 World Championship Discus Women 3 3 Tsvetanka Khristova
1987 Grand Prix Final High jump Women 1 2 Stefka Kostadinova
1987 European Indoor Championships High jump Women 1 3 Stefka Kostadinova
1987 IAAF Grand Prix High jump Women 3 2 Svetlana Isaeva
1987 World Indoor Championships 60m hurdles Women 3 2 Ginka Zagorcheva
1987 IAAF Grand Prix 100m Women 2 4 Anelia Nuneva
1987 World Indoor Championships High jump Women 3 2 Emiliya Dragieva
1987 World record - improvement 100m hurdles Women 1 8 Ginka Zagorcheva
1987 World Indoor Championships 60m hurdles Women 2 4 Yordanka Donkova
1987 European Indoor Championships 60m hurdles Women 1 3 Yordanka Donkova
1987 World Championship 100m hurdles Women 1 12 Ginka Zagorcheva
1987 World Championship High jump Women 1 12 Stefka Kostadinova
1987 Grand Prix Final High jump Women 2 1 Svetlana Isaeva
1987 World Indoor Championships High jump Women 1 8 Stefka Kostadinova
1987 European Indoor Championships 60m Women 2 2 Anelia Nuneva
1987 Own WR improvement High jump Women 1 4 Stefka Kostadinova
1987 IAAF Grand Prix High jump Women 1 7 Stefka Kostadinova
1987 IAAF Grand Prix Overall Women 3 1 Stefka Kostadinova
1987 World record - improvement 60m hurdles Women 1 8 Yordanka Donkova
1986 IAAF Grand Prix Discus Women 2 4 Svetla Mitkova
1986 European Championship 100m hurdles Women 3 1 Ginka Zagorcheva
1986 IAAF Grand Prix 100m hurdles Women 1 7 Yordanka Donkova
1986 Own WR improvement High jump Women 1 4 Stefka Kostadinova
1986 European Championship Discus Women 2 2 Tsvetanka Khristova
1986 IAAF Grand Prix Overall Women 3 1 Tsvetanka Khristova
1986 European Championship 100m hurdles Women 1 4 Yordanka Donkova
1986 Grand Prix Final 100m hurdles Women 2 1 Ginka Zagorcheva
1986 IAAF Grand Prix Discus Women 1 7 Tsvetanka Khristova
1986 Own WR improvement 100m hurdles Women 1 4 Yordanka Donkova
1986 Grand Prix Final 100m hurdles Women 1 2 Yordanka Donkova
1986 World record - improvement High jump Women 1 8 Stefka Kostadinova
1986 European Championship 4x100m Women 2 6 -
1986 IAAF Grand Prix 100m hurdles Women 3 2 Ginka Zagorcheva
1986 European Championship High jump Women 2 2 Svetlana Isaeva
1986 Grand Prix Final Discus Women 2 1 Svetla Mitkova
1986 Own WR improvement 100m hurdles Women 1 4 Yordanka Donkova
1986 IAAF Grand Prix Overall Women 1 4 Yordanka Donkova
1986 European Championship 100m Women 2 2 Anelia Nuneva
1986 World record - improvement 100m hurdles Women 1 8 Yordanka Donkova
1986 European Championship High jump Women 1 4 Stefka Kostadinova
1986 Grand Prix Final Discus Women 1 2 Tsvetanka Khristova
1985 World Indoor Championships High jump Women 1 8 Stefka Kostadinova
1985 IAAF Grand Prix High jump Women 1 7 Stefka Kostadinova
1985 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Lyudmila Andonova
1985 Grand Prix Final High jump Women 1 2 Stefka Kostadinova
1985 European Indoor Championships High jump Women 1 3 Stefka Kostadinova
1985 IAAF Grand Prix Overall Women 2 2 Stefka Kostadinova
1985 European Indoor Championships 60m hurdles Women 2 2 Ginka Zagorcheva
1984 European Indoor Championships 60m Women 2 2 Anelia Nuneva
1984 European Indoor Championships 60m hurdles Women 3 1 Yordanka Donkova
1984 World record - improvement High jump Women 1 8 Lyudmila Andonova
1984 European Indoor Championships 400m Women 3 1 Rositsa Stamenova
1983 Hypo Meeting Heptathlon Women 2 4 Valentina Dimitrova
1983 European Indoor Championships 400m Women 3 1 Rositsa Stamenova
1983 World Championship 100m hurdles Women 3 3 Ginka Zagorcheva
1983 World Championship Discus Women 3 3 Mariya Petkova
1983 Hypo Meeting Heptathlon Women 3 2 Daniela Nenova
1982 European Indoor Championships Shot put Women 1 3 Verzhinia Vesselinova
1982 European Championship 100m hurdles Women 2 2 Yordanka Donkova
1982 European Indoor Championships 60m Women 2 2 Sofka Popova
1982 European Championship Discus Women 2 2 Mariya Petkova
1982 European Indoor Championships 60m hurdles Women 3 1 Yordanka Donkova
1982 European Championship Discus Women 1 4 Tsvetanka Khristova
1982 World record - annual holding Discus Women 1 1 Mariya Petkova
1981 World record - annual holding Discus Women 1 1 Mariya Petkova
1981 World record - improvement Javelin Women 1 8 Antoaneta Todorova
1981 European Indoor Championships 60m Women 1 3 Sofka Popova
1981 European Indoor Championships 800m Women 2 2 Svetla Zlateva
1981 European Indoor Championships 800m Women 3 1 Nikolina Shtereva
1980 European Indoor Championships 60m Women 1 3 Sofka Popova
1980 Olympic Games Discus Women 2 12 Mariya Petkova
1980 World record - improvement Discus Women 1 8 Mariya Petkova
1979 European Indoor Championships 800m Women 1 3 Nikolina Shtereva
1978 European Championship 1500m Women 3 1 Tonka Petrova
1978 European Indoor Championships 800m Women 2 2 Tonka Petrova
1977 European Indoor Championships 800m Women 2 2 Tonka Petrova
1977 European Indoor Championships 1500m Women 2 2 Vesela Yatsinska
1977 European Indoor Championships 1500m Women 3 1 Rumyana Chavdarova
1976 World record - improvement Shot put Women 1 8 Ivanka Khristova
1976 Olympic Games High jump Women 3 6 Yordanka Blagoeva
1976 European Indoor Championships 800m Women 1 3 Nikolina Shtereva
1976 European Indoor Championships 1500m Women 3 1 Rositsa Pekhlivanova
1976 European Indoor Championships Shot put Women 1 3 Ivanka Khristova
1976 Olympic Games Shot put Women 1 24 Ivanka Khristova
1976 Own WR improvement Shot put Women 1 4 Ivanka Khristova
1976 European Indoor Championships 800m Women 2 2 Lilyana Tomova
1976 Olympic Games Discus Women 2 12 Mariya Petkova
1976 Olympic Games 800m Women 2 12 Nikolina Shtereva
1975 European Indoor Championships Shot put Women 3 1 Ivanka Khristova
1975 European Indoor Championships 800m Women 3 1 Rositsa Pekhlivanova
1975 World record - annual holding 800m Women 1 1 Svetla Zlateva
1974 European Championship 800m Women 1 4 Lilyana Tomova
1974 European Championship 1500m Women 2 2 Lilyana Tomova
1974 European Indoor Championships 1500m Women 1 3 Tonka Petrova
1974 European Indoor Championships 4x400m Women 2 6 -
1974 World record - annual holding 800m Women 1 1 Svetla Zlateva
1973 European Indoor Championships 1500m Women 2 2 Tonka Petrova
1973 World record - annual holding High jump Women 1 1 Yordanka Blagoeva
1973 European Indoor Championships 800m Women 1 3 Stefka Yordanova
1973 European Indoor Championships High jump Women 1 3 Yordanka Blagoeva
1973 World record - improvement 800m Women 1 8 Svetla Zlateva
1973 European Indoor Championships Long jump Women 1 3 Diana Yorgova
1972 Olympic Games High jump Women 2 12 Yordanka Blagoeva
1972 World record - improvement High jump Women 1 8 Yordanka Blagoeva
1972 Olympic Games Shot put Women 3 6 Ivanka Khristova
1972 European Indoor Championships High jump Women 3 1 Yordanka Blagoeva
1972 European Indoor Championships 1500m Women 3 1 Vasilena Amzina
1972 European Indoor Championships 800m Women 3 1 Svetla Zlateva
1972 Olympic Games Discus Women 3 6 Vasilka Stoeva
1972 Olympic Games Long jump Women 2 12 Diana Yorgova
1971 European Indoor Championships 4x400m Women 3 3 -
1969 European Indoor Championships Shot put Women 2 2 Ivanka Khristova
1969 European Indoor Championships High jump Women 2 2 Yordanka Blagoeva
1967 European Indoor Championships Shot put Women 3 1 Maria Chorbova
1967 European Indoor Championships Shot put Women 2 2 Ivanka Khristova
1966 European Championship Long jump Women 2 2 Diana Yorgova
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