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 15.18 metres, a personal best. The winner of the event, Inessa Kravets, set a new world record (15.50 metres) which still stands.
Prandzheva competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, but failed a drug test there and was banned. She retired after the 2000 season.
She competed in Survivor BG 2009 and was both the Runner - Up and Main Antagonist.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Bulgaria |
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| 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 |
| Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | DSQ (drugs) | Triple jump | |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd | Triple jump |
| 3rd | Long jump | |||
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 3rd | Triple jump |
| 3rd | Long jump | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Iva Prandzheva
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