Ivet Lalova
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Ivet Lalova (Bulgarian: Ивет Лалова) (born 18 May 1984 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian athlete. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she placed 4th overall in the women's 100m competition, and 5th in the 200m. At the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships, she was awarded a gold medal for her time of 22.91 seconds in the 200m. On 19 June 2004 in Plovdiv she tied Irina Privalova as the sixth fastest woman in 100m history, recording a time of 10.77 seconds.[1]
On June 14, 2005, Lalova's career was interrupted when she broke her leg after a collision with another athlete while warming up for the 100m sprint at the Athens Super Grand Prix.[2] In June 2006, the Bulgarian Olympic Committee awarded her the IOC "Sports and Fair Play" prize for her conduct in the aftermath of the incident, when she declined to seek compensation from her fellow competitor or the event's organizers.[3]
Lalova was appointed to the European Athletic Association Athletes Commission for 2006–2010 following an election held in August at the 2006 European Athletics Championships.[4]
In November, 2006, Bulgarian Athletics Federation spokesman Anton Bonov reported that Lalova was fully recovered and targeting a 2007 comeback in time for the IAAF World Championship in Osaka.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ 100 Metres All Time Women. IAAF (2006-10-08). Retrieved on March 5, 2007.
- ^ Lachkov, Nikolai. "Lalova breaks leg in Athens", The Sofia Echo, 27 June 2005. Retrieved on November 13, 2006.
- ^ Ivet Lalova gets the prize of the IOC “Sports and Fair Play” for 2005. Plovdiv Guide (June 21, 2006). Retrieved on November 13, 2006.
- ^ "Top European stars meet in Lausanne", European Athletics Association, 2006-11-07. Retrieved on March 4, 2007.
- ^ "Lalova getting ready to return", European Athletics Association, 2006-11-27. Retrieved on March 4, 2007.
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