Stefka Kostadinova
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. Stefka Kostadinova is a Bulgarian athlete and the current world record holder in the women's high jump. She began displaying her talent from a young age and after training with her future husband, Nikolay Petrov, she easily surpassed the 2 meter barrier. She won gold medals at the European Athletics Indoor Championships and the World Indoor Championships in 1985, and set the world record of 2.09 m at the 1987 World Athletic Championships. She won a silver medal at the Seoul Olympics, and then won her third World Championship in indoor track. She was unable to perform at her best in the 1992 Olympics due to an injury, but was finally able to win the gold medal in the 1996 Olympics. After winning her fifth World Indoor Championship, she retired from athletics. She is remembered as a determined sportsperson and a woman of sheer commitment.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Olympic athlete
Birth Day March 25, 1965
Birth Place Plovdiv, Bulgarian
Age 58 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aries
Native name Стефка Георгиева Костадинова
Full name Stefka Georgieva Kostadinova
Years active 1985–1997
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Country Bulgaria
Sport Athletics
Event(s) High jump
Turned pro 1985
Retired 1997
Olympic finals 1st (Atlanta, 1996)
Highest world ranking 1st (Rome, 1987)
Personal best(s) High jump (outdoor): 2.09 m (World Record) High jump (indoor): 2.06 m
Medal record Representing  Bulgaria Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta High jump 1988 Seoul High jump World Championships 1987 Rome High jump 1995 Gothenburg High jump European Championships 1986 Stuttgart High jump World Indoor Championships 1985 Paris High jump 1987 Indianapolis High jump 1989 Budapest High jump 1993 Toronto High jump 1997 Paris High jump European Indoor Championships 1985 Pireaus High Jump 1987 Liévin High Jump 1988 Budapest High Jump 1994 Paris High Jump 1992 Genoa High Jump Representing  BulgariaOlympic GamesWorld ChampionshipsEuropean ChampionshipsWorld Indoor ChampionshipsEuropean Indoor Championships 1996 AtlantaHigh jump1988 SeoulHigh jump1987 RomeHigh jump1995 GothenburgHigh jump1986 StuttgartHigh jump1985 ParisHigh jump1987 IndianapolisHigh jump1989 BudapestHigh jump1993 TorontoHigh jump1997 ParisHigh jump1985 PireausHigh Jump1987 LiévinHigh Jump1988 BudapestHigh Jump1994 ParisHigh Jump1992 GenoaHigh Jump

💰 Net worth

Stefka Kostadinova, the renowned Olympic athlete from Bulgaria, is estimated to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M in the year 2024. Kostadinova, who is highly regarded for her impressive high jump records, has achieved numerous accolades and accomplishments throughout her career. Having dominated the sport during her time, she not only secured a gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games but also set the world record for the high jump, which still stands today. Kostadinova's success in athletics has undoubtedly contributed to her financial prosperity, placing her net worth within this substantial range.

Biography/Timeline

1985

Kostadinova was voted Sportsperson of the Year in Bulgaria four times (1985, 1987, 1995 and 1996).

1987

Kostadinova is the reigning world record holder in the women's high jump at 2.09 m, which she jumped during the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome. Her world record is one of the oldest in modern athletics. Altogether Kostadinova set seven world records - three outdoors and four indoors. She also holds the distinction of having jumped over 2.00 m 197 times.

1995

In 1995 Kostadinova gave birth to her son, Nikolay, just several months before winning gold in the 1995 World Championships in Athletics. In 1999 she divorced her long-standing husband and coach, Nikolay Petrov. The same year she officially put an end to her athletic career, though she had actually not participated in any major Sports competition since the World Indoors Championship in 1997. In 2007 Kostadinova married her companion of some nine years, a businessman in the construction industry, Nikolai Popvasilev. [1]

1996

Kostadinova won the gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, setting an Olympic record of 2.05 m. She also won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Kostadinova won the outdoor World Championships in 1987 and 1995. She won the World Indoor Championship five times between 1985 and 1997. Kostadinova also won gold in all European Championships in Athletics in which she competed. She was a European outdoor champion in Stuttgart in 1986 and a four-time European indoor champion in 1985, 1987, 1988, and 1994.

2003

After retiring Kostadinova started a career in Sports administration. She has served as vice President of the Bulgarian Athletic Federation, vice President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee and was deputy Sports minister of Bulgaria from 2003 through 2005.

2005

On November 11, 2005 Kostadinova was elected President of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee. She replaced Ivan Slavkov, who was expelled by the International Olympic Committee for violating its standards in ethics.

2012

Born in Plovdiv, Kostadinova went to a specialist Sports school, but was only introduced to high jump in a Year Six (12-13 year olds) athletics meet in Sofia, on a day she is quoted as saying she would never forget (on TransWorldSport interview in 2012). She jumped 1.66m and was informed that it was a world record for her age group; equivalent to the adult female world record in 1941: See Women's high jump world record progression

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Tags 1965 births Living people Bulgarian female high jumpers IAAF world record holders Sportspeople from Plovdiv Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Bulgaria Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria World Championships in Athletics medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Eastern Orthodox Christians from Bulgaria Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics

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