Stefka Kostadinova

@Olympic Athlete, Life Achievements and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Stefka Kostadinova is a former Bulgarian athlete and the reigning world record holder in the women’s high jump Bulgarian Sportspersons Athletes Aries Celebrities Stefka Kostadinova is a former Bulgarian athlete and the reigning world record holder in the women’s high jump. Possessed with an athletic physique, she started displaying her talent from a very young age and after training under Nikolay Petrov, who later became her husband, she easily surpassed the barrier of 2 meters in high jump, when she was a teenager. Her early international successes came in 1985, when she won the gold medals at the European Athletics Indoor Championships and the World Indoor Championships. Next, she set the world record of 2.09 m in the women’s high jump event at the 1987 World Athletic Championships, held in Rome. After these astonishing accomplishments, she participated in the Seoul Olympics but managed to add only the silver medal to her tally. The following year, she won her third World Championship in indoor track and then directed her focus towards winning the Olympic gold. However, an ill-timed injury in the leg shortly before the beginning of the 1992 Olympics prevented her from performing at her maximum potential and she finished fourth in the competition. In the 1996 Olympics, she was finally able to succeed and earn a gold medal for herself in high jump. The following year, after winning her fifth World Indoor Championship, she took retirement from athletics. A determined sportsperson and a woman of sheer commitment, she continues to be one of the most loved and respected athletes of her time

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Birthday: March 25, 1965 Nationality: Bulgarian Famous: Olympic Athlete, Sportspersons, Athletes Hobbies: Watches, Cars, Computers Spouses: Nikolay Petrov (m. ?–1999) Known as: Stefka Georgieva Kostadinova Childrens: Nikolay Petrov Information Detail Birthday March 25, 1965 Nationality Bulgarian Famous Olympic Athlete, Sportspersons, Athletes Hobbies Watches, Cars, Computers Spouses Nikolay Petrov (m. ?–1999) Known as Stefka Georgieva Kostadinova Childrens Nikolay Petrov Birth Place Plovdiv Height 180cm Gender Female Sun Sign Aries Born in Plovdiv Famous as Olympic athlete

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Stefka Kostadinova married her coach, Nikolay Petrov, and in 1995, gave birth to her son, Nikolay. The couple divorced in 1999. Unsplash Personal Life

Stefka Kostadinova was born on March 25, 1965, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She was inclined towards athletics from an early age and attended the Plovdiv School of Sports. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1981, she competed at the European Junior Championships but finished at the 10th position. In the following years, she started improving rapidly and displayed good potential, increasing her personal best to 2m. Unsplash Career

In the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Stefka Kostadinova didn’t get the opportunity to showcase her talent due to the Eastern Bloc’s boycott. Unsplash Career

In 1985, she rose to prominence as one of the world’s best women athletes in high jump event, and won all of her 25 high jump competitions that year. She won the gold medal at the inaugural World Indoor Athletics Championship, held in Paris and at the European Athletics Indoor Championship, held in Pireaus. Unsplash Career

In 1986, she won the gold at the Stuttgart European Championships and also managed to equal the world record of 2.07m at Sofia. Unsplash Career

In 1987, she cleared 2.05 m and went on to win the World Indoor Championships at Indianapolis. The same year, she also emerged victorious with a gold medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships, held in Liévin France. Unsplash Career

Her world record of 2.09 m set at 1987 World Athletics Championship, held in Rome, still remains unbeaten. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Stefka Kostadinova jumped over 2 meters more than 197 times in her career, a feat unmatched by any other athlete so far. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

She has been included in the Top 10 of the Twentieth Century Female Athletes, according to the International Athletics Federation. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

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Birthday	March 25, 1965
Nationality	Bulgarian
Famous	Olympic Athlete, Sportspersons, Athletes
Hobbies	Watches, Cars, Computers
Spouses	Nikolay Petrov (m. ?–1999)
Known as	Stefka Georgieva Kostadinova
Childrens	Nikolay Petrov
Birth Place	Plovdiv
Height	180cm
Gender	Female
Sun Sign	Aries
Born in	Plovdiv
Famous as	Olympic athlete

Stefka Kostadinova

Bulgarian

Mar 25, 1965

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Plovdiv