Lyudmila Andonova Explained

Lyudmila Grudeva Andonova (Bulgarian: Людмила Андонова, née Zhecheva; born 6 May 1960) is a retired high jumper from Bulgaria. In 1984, she broke the World Record with a clearance of 2.07 metres. She competed at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul and the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

Biography

She set the women's world record in the high jump event on July 20, 1984 in East Berlin, jumping 2.07 metres.

In 1985 she was suspended for doping with amphetamine.[1]

Andonova competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, finishing in fifth place (1.93 m) alongside Romania's Galina Astafei. She was born in Novocherkassk, Soviet Union, and married to Bulgarian decathlete Atanas Andonov.

International competitions

Representing
1981Balkan GamesSarajevo, Yugoslaviabgcolor=gold1st1.95 m
World Student Games (Universiade)Bucharest, Romaniabgcolor=silver2nd1.94 m
1982European Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy12th1.85 m
European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece6th1.91 m
1984Balkan GamesAthens, Greecebgcolor=gold1st1.97 m
Friendship GamesPrague, Czechoslovakiabgcolor=gold1st1.96 m
1987World ChampionshipsRome, Italy12th1.85 m (1.91)
1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea5th1.93 m
1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy15th 1.85 m
Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain25th (q)1.88 m
Result in parentheses indicates height achieved in qualifying round.

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Notes and References

  1. [Los Angeles Times]