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| Born | 19 January 1947 (age 74) Gorno Tserovene, Montana, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | High jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Septemwriyska slava, Levski-Spartak Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1.94 m (1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yordanka Blagoeva (Bulgarian: Йорданка Благоева, born 19 January 1947) is a former Bulgarian high jumper. She competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and finished in 17th, 2nd (silver medal), 3rd (bronze medal) 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]
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.[4]
References
- ^ Yordanka Blagoeva. Sports Reference
- ^ Universiade. gbrathletics.com
- ^ a b Йорданка Благоева. sporta.bg
- ^ https://www.bnr.bg/en/post/100793889/beyond-the-jump-documentary-about-bulgaria-s-first-world-record-holder-yordanka-blagoeva
| Records | ||
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Preceded by Ulrike Meyfarth | Women's High Jump World Record Holder 24 September 1972 – 24 August 1974 | Succeeded by Rosemarie Witschas |
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Preceded by.svg.png){kind=small} Katya Lazova | Women's Bulgarian National Champion 1972–1973 | Succeeded by Stanka Valkanova |
| Preceded by Tatyana Kamareva | Women's Bulgarian National Champion 1979–1980 | Succeeded by Lyudmila Andonova |