Lyudmila Andonova

Lyudmila Andonova (Bulgarian: Людмила Андонова, née Zhecheva; born May 6, 1960) is a retired female high jumper from Bulgaria. 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.

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.

External links

• IAAF profile for Lyudmila Andonova

References

Records
Preceded by Tamara Bykova	Women's High Jump World Record Holder July 20, 1984 — June 1, 1986	Succeeded by Stefka Kostadinova
Sporting positions
Preceded by Tamara Bykova	Women's High Jump Best Year Performance 1984	Succeeded by Stefka Kostadinova
Preceded by Yordanka Blagoeva	Women's Bulgarian National Champion 1981 — 1982	Succeeded by Silvia Koeva
Preceded by Silvia Koeva	Women's Bulgarian National Champion 1984	Succeeded by Stefka Kostadinova
Preceded by Stefka Kostadinova	Women's Bulgarian National Champion 1992	Succeeded by Eleonora Milusheva