Vania Stambolova

Vania Stambolova

Vania Stambolova celebrating her silver medal in Barcelona, 2010
Personal information
Full name	Vania Stambolova
Born	(1983-11-28) 28 November 1983 Varna, Bulgaria
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Updated on 21 March 2012.

Vania Stambolova (Bulgarian: Ваня Стамболова) (born 28 November 1983) is a Bulgarian athlete. She competes in the 400 m hurdles and the 400 m event. At the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships she won a silver medal over 400 m. She also won a gold medal at the 2006 European Championships At present, Stambolova is the highest paid female athlete in Bulgaria.

During the London 2012 Olympics, Stambolova tripped while competing in the 400m hurdles event and failed to finish.^[1]

Stambolova tested positive for testosterone in January 2007, and was subsequently suspended for two years by the IAAF.^[2]

Achievements

Representing  Bulgaria
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	28th (h)	400 m hurdles	58.99
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	2nd	400 m	50.21
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	400 m	49.85
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	400 m hurdles	55.14
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	15th (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.12
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	400 m	51.50
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	400 m hurdles	53.82
	Continental Cup	Split, Croatia	3rd	400 m hurdles	54.89
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	400 m	52.58
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	6th	400 m hurdles	54.23
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	4th	400 m	51.99

Personal bests

Outdoor:

• 200 metres: 22.81 (Sofia 2006)
• 400 metres: 49.53 (Rieti 2006)
• 400 metres hurdles: 53.68 (Rabat 2011)

Indoor:

• 200 metres : 23.51 (Sofia 2006)
• 400 metres : 50.21 (Moscow 2006)
• 800 metres : 2:02.03 (Vienna 2012)

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

External links

• Vania Stambolova profile at IAAF