Verzhiniya Veselinova

Verzhiniya Ivanova Veselinova-Ignatova (Bulgarian: Вержиния Иванова Веселинова-Игнатова; born November 18, 1957 in Asenovgrad, Plovdiv) is a retired track and field shot putter from Bulgaria, best known for competing at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. There she ended up in fifth place, with a distance of 20.72 metres.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Bulgaria
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 5th
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 1st
European Championships Athens, Greece 5th

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