25/03/65 - Plovdiv
1.80 tall. 2.09 (world rec; 87). 1st 85 Eur
Ind, 1st 85 W Ind G, 1st 85 Eur & W Cup, 1st 86 Eur, 1st 87
Eur Ind, 1st 87 W Ind, 1st 87 Eur Cup, 1st 87 World, 1st 88 Eur
Ind, 2nd 88 Oly, 1st 89 W Ind, 6th 91 World, 2nd 92 Eur Ind, 4th
92 Oly, 1st 93 W Ind, dnq 93 World, 1st 94 Eur Ind, 1st 95 World,
2nd 96 Eur Cup, 1st 96 Oly. Ex-world indoor record holder (2.06
in 88). Won 53 out of 54 competitions during 84-87 period; has
cleared 2.00 or higher 189 times in 123 contests since 1984.
Operation on broken bone in left foot in June 90; returned to
competition in May 91. GP winner in 85, 87 & 93. Married her
coach, Nikolay Petrov (2.13 jumper in 79), in 89; son, Nikolay,
born in Jan 95. Returned to competition in July 95 with 1.94 and
won world title 3 weeks later! In 96 became oldest woman (at 31)
to win Olympic HJ title; set Olympic record of 2.05, highest in
the world outdoors since 88 |
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