Stefka Georgieva Kostadinova is a Bulgarian former athlete who competed in the high jump.
15 Facts About Stefka Kostadinova
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Stefka Kostadinova is the 1996 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion, and a five-time World Indoor champion.
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Stefka Kostadinova has been the president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee since 2005.
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Stefka Kostadinova is the reigning world record holder in the women's high jump at 2.09 m, which she jumped during the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome.
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Altogether Stefka Kostadinova set seven world records - three outdoors and four indoors.
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Stefka Kostadinova holds the distinction of having jumped over 2.00 m 197 times.
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Stefka Kostadinova won the outdoor World Championships in 1987 and 1995.
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Stefka Kostadinova won the World Indoor Championship five times between 1985 and 1997.
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Stefka Kostadinova won gold in all European Championships in Athletics in which she competed.
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Stefka Kostadinova was a European outdoor champion in Stuttgart in 1986 and a four-time European indoor champion in 1985,1987,1988, and 1994.
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Stefka Kostadinova was voted Sportsperson of the Year in Bulgaria four times.
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In 1995 Stefka Kostadinova gave birth to her son, Nikolay, just several months before winning gold in the 1995 World Championships in Athletics.
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Stefka Kostadinova has served as vice president of the Bulgarian Athletic Federation, vice president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee and was deputy sports minister of Bulgaria from 2003 through 2005.
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On 11 November 2005, Stefka Kostadinova was elected president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee.
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Stefka Kostadinova replaced Ivan Slavkov, who was expelled by the International Olympic Committee for violating its standards in ethics.