Lyudmila Andonova

Lyudmila Andonova (Bulgarian: Людмила Андонова, née Zhecheva, born 6 May 1960) is a retired female high jumper from Bulgaria. In 1984, she broke the World Record with a clearance of 2.07 metres. She competed at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul and the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

Biography

She set the women's world record in the high jump event on July 20, 1984 in East Berlin, jumping 2.07 metres.

In 1985 she was suspended for doping with amphetamine.[1]

Andonova competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, finishing in fifth place (1.93 m) alongside Romania's Galina Astafei. She was born in Novocherkassk, Soviet Union, and married to Bulgarian decathlete Atanas Andonov.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Bulgaria
1981 Balkan Games Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 1st 1.95 m
World Student Games (Universiade) Bucharest, Romania 2nd 1.94 m
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 12th 1.85 m
European Championships Athens, Greece 6th 1.91 m
1984 Balkan Games Athens, Greece 1st 1.97 m
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 12th 1.85 m (1.91 m)
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 5th 1.93 m
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 15th 1.85 m
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 25th (q) 1.88 m

Note: Result in brackets indicates height achieved in qualifying round.

See also

References

Records
Preceded by
Soviet Union Tamara Bykova
Women's High Jump World Record Holder
July 20, 1984 June 1, 1986
Succeeded by
Bulgaria Stefka Kostadinova
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Soviet Union Tamara Bykova
Women's High Jump Best Year Performance
1984
Succeeded by
Bulgaria Stefka Kostadinova
Preceded by
Bulgaria Yordanka Blagoeva
Women's Bulgarian National Champion
1981 1982
Succeeded by
Bulgaria Silvia Koeva
Preceded by
Bulgaria Silvia Koeva
Women's Bulgarian National Champion
1984
Succeeded by
Bulgaria Stefka Kostadinova
Preceded by
Bulgaria Stefka Kostadinova
Women's Bulgarian National Champion
1992
Succeeded by
Bulgaria Eleonora Milusheva


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