Vania Stambolova ( bg, Ваня Стамболова) (born 28 November 1983) is a
Bulgarian
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athlete. She competes in the
400 m hurdles
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and the
400 m
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event. At the
2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport arena.
The announcement by the I ...
she won a
silver medal over 400 m. She also won a
gold medal at the
2006 European Championships. At present, Stambolova is the highest paid female athlete in Bulgaria.
During the
London 2012 Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
, Stambolova tripped while competing in the
400m hurdles event and failed to finish.
At the
2014 European Championships, she finished in 6th place in the 800 m, setting a personal best in the final.
Stambolova tested positive for
testosterone
Testosterone is the primary sex hormone and anabolic steroid in males. In humans, testosterone plays a key role in the development of male reproductive tissues such as testes and prostate, as well as promoting secondary sexual characteristi ...
in January 2007, and was subsequently suspended for two years by the
IAAF.
Two Bulgarian top athletes to miss Olympics after losing doping appeal – International Herald Tribune
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Achievements
Personal bests
Outdoor:
*200 metres: 22.81 (Sofia 2006)
*400 metres: 49.53 (Rieti 2006)
*400 metres hurdles: 53.68 (Rabat 2011)
Indoor:
*200 metres : 23.51 (Sofia 2006)
*400 metres : 50.21 (Moscow 2006)
*800 metres : 2:02.03 (Vienna 2012)
See also
*List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
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References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Bulgarian female hurdlers
Bulgarian female sprinters
Doping cases in athletics
Bulgarian sportspeople in doping cases
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Bulgaria
European Athletics Championships medalists
Sportspeople from Varna, Bulgaria
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade gold medalists for Bulgaria
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
20th-century Bulgarian women
21st-century Bulgarian women
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