Iva Prandzheva
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Iva Prandzheva (Bulgarian: Ива Пранджева) (born February 15, 1972 in Plovdiv) is a former Bulgarian athlete who was successful in both long jump and triple jump. Her best performance came at the 1995 World Championships where she won a silver medal with 15.18m, a personal best. The winner, Inessa Kravets, set a new world record (15.50m) which still stands.
Prandzheva competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, but there she failed a drug test and was banned. She retired after the 2000 season.
[edit] Major achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 1st | Long jump |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | Triple jump |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | Triple jump |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | Triple jump | |
| 1996 | Eurppean Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | Triple jump |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd | Triple jump |
| World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 3rd | Long jump | |
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 3rd | Triple jump |
| European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 3rd | Long jump |
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Iva Prandzheva
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