Ginka Zagorcheva

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Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Competitor for Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
World Championships
Gold 1987 Rome 100 m hurdles
Bronze 1983 Helsinki 100 m hurdles

Ginka Zagorcheva (born April 12, 1958 in Plovdiv) is a former hurdling athlete from Bulgaria. Most notable for winning the 100 metres hurdles at the 1987 World Championships, with 12.25 seconds she held the world record for a year until it was beaten by Yordanka Donkova in August 1988.

[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd
1985 European Indoor Championships Athens, Greece 2nd
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 3rd
1987 European Indoor Championships Lievin, France 3rd
World Indoor Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd
World Championships Rome, Italy 1st


Sporting positions
Preceded by
Flag of Poland Lucyna Kalek
Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance
1985
Succeeded by
Flag of Bulgaria Yordanka Donkova
Preceded by
Flag of Bulgaria Yordanka Donkova
Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance
1987
Succeeded by
Flag of Bulgaria Yordanka Donkova