Yordanka Blagoeva, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Yordanka Blagoeva

athletics competitor

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1947

Place of Birth: Gorno Tserovene, Montana Province, Bulgaria

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Bulgaria

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Yordanka Blagoeva

  • Yordanka Blagoeva (Bulgarian: ???????? ????????, 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.
  • She won the high jump at the 1965 Summer Universiade 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.In 1972 Blagova graduated from a Sports Academy.
  • She later served as president of Bulgarian aerobics federation.

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