Ginka Zagorcheva
Bulgarian hurdler
Ginka Zagorcheva-Boycheva, Bulgarian: Гинка Загорчева-Бойчева (born 12 April 1958) is a former hurdling athlete from Bulgaria. She was born in Plovdiv, and is most notable for winning the 100 metres hurdles at the 1987 World Championships. She held the world record for a year with a time of 12.25 sec, until it was beaten by Yordanka Donkova in August 1988. She also competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
National titles
- Five-time Bulgarian National Champion at 100 m hurdles, 1983, 85, 87, 89 & 90.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 8th | 100 m hurdles | 13.14 sec |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 12.62 |
1984 | Friendship Games | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 6th | 100 m hurdles | 12.86 |
1985 | World Indoor Games | Paris, France | 5th | 60 m hurdles | 8.13 |
European Indoor Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 8.02 | |
IAAF World Cup | Canberra, Australia | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.72 | |
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 12.70 |
1987 | European Indoor Championships | Lievin, France | 3rd | 60 m hurdles | 7.92 |
World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, U.S. | 3rd | 60 m hurdles | 7.99 | |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 12.34 | |
1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 7.95 |
Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | heats | 100 m hurdles | dnf | |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 6th | 100 m hurdles | 13.02 |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roberto Carmona Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ginka Zagorcheva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25.
- World Championships
- European Indoor Championships
- European Championships
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Preceded by | Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1985 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1987 | Succeeded by |
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World champions in women's 100 m hurdles
- 1983: Bettine Jahn (GDR)
- 1987: Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL)
- 1991: Ludmila Narozhilenko (URS)
- 1993: Gail Devers (USA)
- 1995: Gail Devers (USA)
- 1997: Ludmila Engquist (SWE)
- 1999: Gail Devers (USA)
- 2001: Anjanette Kirkland (USA)
- 2003: Perdita Felicien (CAN)
- 2005: Michelle Perry (USA)
- 2007: Michelle Perry (USA)
- 2009: Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM)
- 2011: Sally Pearson (AUS)
- 2013: Brianna Rollins (USA)
- 2015: Danielle Williams (JAM)
- 2017: Sally Pearson (AUS)
- 2019: Nia Ali (USA)
- 2022: Oluwatobiloba Amusan (NGR)
- 2023: Danielle Williams (JAM)
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