Nadezhda Georgieva (born 7 September 1961) is a

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 former sprinter. She won a silver medal in the sprint relay at the 1986 European Championships and reached the 200 metres final at the 1987 World Championships. She also represented her country at the

1988 Seoul Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

Career

Born in

Gabrovo Gabrovo ( bg, Габрово ) is a town in central northern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Gabrovo Province. It is situated at the foot of the central Balkan Mountains, in the valley of the Yantra River, and is known as an internationa ...

, Georgieva was a member of the club

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. Prevented from competing at the

1984 Los Angeles Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

because of the Soviet-led boycott, she did win two medals at the 1984

Friendship Games The Friendship Games, or Friendship-84 (russian: Дружба-84, ''Druzhba-84''), was an international multi-sport event held between 2 July and 16 September 1984 in the Soviet Union and eight other socialist states which boycotted the 1984 Su ...

, with bronze in the 200 metres and gold in the 4 x 100 metres relay. She added a silver medal in the relay at the 1986 European Championships. She had one of her best seasons in 1987, including finishing second in the 200 metres at the European Cup in Prague and finishing seventh in the 200 metres final at the World Championships in Rome. She competed at the

, where she was eliminated in the semifinals of the 200 metres, missing out on the final by one place.

Personal bests

* 100 metres – 11.09 secs (1983) * 200 metres – 22.42 secs (1983)

International competitions

References

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