Venelina Veneva

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Venelina Veneva
Venelina Veneva
Women's Athletics
Competitor for Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
European Championships
Silver 2006 Gothenburg High Jump

Venelina Veneva (Bulgarian: Венелина Венева, born June 13, 1974 in Rousse) is a Bulgarian high jumper. Talented at a young age, she jumped 1.93 metres indoor in 1990 to record a world best performance by a 15-year-old. She did not improve this result outdoor until 1995 (1.94 m). A disappointing 1996 season with a 30th place at the Olympic Games and 1.88 as season best was followed by a jump of 2.03 metres in 1998. In 2001 she managed 2.04 m, the ninth highest jump for a woman. That year she won a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships, as well as placing fourth at the outdoor World Championships.

Veneva tested positive for testosterone in January 2007, and was subsequently suspended for two years by the IAAF.[1]

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Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, Georgia 30th
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 9th
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 3rd
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 4th
2003 World Championships Paris, France 4th
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 3rd
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 10th
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 3nd Later disqualified.


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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Flag of Bulgaria Stefka Kostadinova
Flag of Ukraine Inga Babakova
Women's High Jump Best Year Performance
1998
Succeeded by
Flag of South Africa Hestrie Cloete
Preceded by
Flag of Romania Monica Iagăr
Women's High Jump Best Year Performance
2001
Succeeded by
Flag of Sweden Kajsa Bergqvist
Preceded by
Flag of Bulgaria Eleonora Milusheva
Women's Bulgarian National Champion
1995
Succeeded by
Flag of Bulgaria Stefka Kostadinova
Preceded by
Flag of Bulgaria Maria Nikolova
Women's Bulgarian National Champion
2004
Succeeded by
Flag of Bulgaria Elena Denkova