Evgenia Radanova
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Medal record | |||
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Competitor for Bulgaria | |||
Speed skating | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Silver | 2006 Turin | 500 meters | |
Silver | 2002 Salt Lake City | 500 meters | |
Bronze | 2002 Salt Lake City | 1500 meters |
Evgenia Radanova (Bulgarian: Евгения Раданова) (born 4 November 1977) is a Bulgarian female sportsperson that has participated in both Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. She is the world record holder in the 500m short track distance with 43.671s, which she set in Calgary, Canada on 19 October 2001. In the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympic games she won a silver medal at the same distance and a bronze at 1500m. In Athens 2004 Summer games she took part in cycling, but didn't get a medal.
Radanova currently trains in Italy, although most of her career she spent with Slavia Sofia Sports Club and the National Sports Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria. In the Academy she studied coaching. Jeni's coach is Ivan Pandov. She weighs 65kg and is 170cm tall. Radanova has been severely injured at least twice, but has overcome the injuries to come back.