Stefka Kostadinova

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Stefka Kostadinova is a former Bulgarian athlete and the reigning world record holder in the women’s high jump

Mar 25, 1965

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Biography

Personal Details

  • 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

Stefka Kostadinova born at

Plovdiv

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Birth Place

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Career

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

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Awards & Achievements

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

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Awards & Achievements

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

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Awards & Achievements