Galina Penkova, née Yencheva ( bg, Галина Енчева Пенкова; born 18 May 1958, in

Veliko Tarnovo Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Велико Търново, Veliko Tărnovo, ; "Great Tarnovo") is a town in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. Often referred as the "''City of the Tsars''", Veliko Tarnovo ...

) is a retired

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

n sprinter who specialized in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. She finished eighth in the

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...

at the 1983 World Championships, with teammates Svobodka Damyanova,

Rositsa Stamenova Rositsa Stamenova ( bg, Росица Стаменова, born 6 March 1955) is a retired sprinter from Bulgaria. She won two medals at the European Indoor Championships. Her personal best time was 50.82 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in Prague ...

and

Katya Ilieva Katya Ilieva ( bg, Катя Илиева) (born 3 January 1963) is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She finished eighth in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1983 World Championships, with teammates Svobodka Damyano ...

. Her personal best time was 51.66 seconds, achieved in July 1983 in

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

.World women's all-time best 400m (last updated August 2001)
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References

* 1958 births Living people Bulgarian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Bulgaria Olympic female sprinters Friendship Games medalists in athletics People from Veliko Tarnovo Sportspeople from Veliko Tarnovo Province 21st-century Bulgarian women 20th-century Bulgarian women {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub