 Vania Stambolova celebrating her silver medal in Barcelona, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Vania Stambolova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 November 1983 Varna, People's Republic of Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200 metres – 22.81 (2006) 400 metres – 49.53 (2006) 400 metres hurdles – 53.68 (2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vania Stambolova (Bulgarian: Ваня Стамболова) (born 28 November 1983) is a Bulgarian athlete. She competes in the 400 m hurdles and the 400 m event. At the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships 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.[citation needed]
During the London 2012 Olympics, Stambolova tripped while competing in the 400m hurdles event and failed to finish.[1]
At the 2014 European Championships, she finished in 6th place in the 800 m, setting a personal best in the final.[2]
Stambolova tested positive for testosterone in January 2007, and was subsequently suspended for two years by the IAAF.[3]
