Yordanka Blagoeva

Yordanka Blagoeva
Personal information
Born 19 January 1947 (1947-01-19) (age 69)
Gorno Tserovene, Montana, Bulgaria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) High jump
Club Septemwriyska slava, Levski-Spartak Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 1.94 m (1972)

Yordanka Blagoeva (Bulgarian: Йорданка Благоева, born 19 January 1947) is a Bulgarian high jumper. She competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and finished in 17th, 2nd, 3rd and 16th place, respectively.[1] She won the high jump at the 1965 Summer Universiade[2] and 1973 European Athletics Indoor Championships. 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.[3]

In 1972 Blagova graduated from a Sports Academy. She later served as president of Bulgarian aerobics federation.[3]

References


Records
Preceded by
West Germany Ulrike Meyfarth
Women's High Jump World Record Holder
24 September 1972 – 24 August 1974
Succeeded by
East Germany Rosemarie Witschas
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Bulgaria Katya Lazova
Women's Bulgarian National Champion
1972–1973
Succeeded by
Bulgaria Stanka Valkanova
Preceded by
Bulgaria Tatyana Kamareva
Women's Bulgarian National Champion
1979–1980
Succeeded by
Bulgaria Lyudmila Andonova



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