Svobodka Damyanova ( bg, Свободка Дамянова, born 13 July 1955) is a retired

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n sprinter who specialized in the women's 400 metres. She was born in

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, and represented the clubs

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and Septemvrisko Zname. She finished eighth in the

4 x 400 metres relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

at the

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, with teammates

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 ...

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 ...

and

Galina Penkova Galina Penkova, née Yencheva ( bg, Галина Енчева Пенкова; born 18 May 1958, in Veliko Tarnovo) is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She finished eighth in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1983 Wor ...

. She also competed at the

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. Here she failed to progress in the 400 metres. She also competed in the relay final, but the Bulgarian team failed to finish the race. She became Bulgarian 400 metres champion in 1976 and 800 metres champion in 1984. She became Bulgarian indoor champion in the 400 metres in 1985 and in the 800 metres in 1983. Her personal best time was 51.63 seconds, achieved in June 1980 in

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

References

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