Yordanka Blagoeva ( bg, Йорданка Благоева; born 19 January 1947) is a former

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 ...

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er. She competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and finished in 17th, 2nd (silver medal), 3rd (bronze medal) and 16th place, respectively. She won the high jump at the 1965 Summer Universiade and

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. On 24 September 1972 she became the first Bulgarian athlete to break a world record. Next year she also set a new indoor high jump record, and was ranked as the best high jumper in Europe. In 1972 Blagova graduated from a Sports Academy. She later served as president of Bulgarian

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federation. She is considered to be one of Bulgaria's top athletes. In 2017, when she was aged 70, the documentary film ''Beyond the Jump'' was made to cover her life and career.

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