Ivanka Bonova ( bg, Иванка Бонова, born 4 April 1949) is a retired

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n sprinter and

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

who specialized in the women's

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and

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

. She was born in Raduil, and represented the clubs Balkan and Levski-Spartak Club. In the 800 metres she finished fourth at the 1976 European Indoor Championships and seventh at the 1979 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the

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in the 4 x 400 metres relay, but the Bulgarian team failed to progress past round one. Her personal best time was 1:59.7 minutes, achieved in July 1980 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 800m
(last updated 2001) She had 53.54 seconds in the 400 metres, achieved in 1980.

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