Monika Gachevska

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Monika Gachevska
Personal information
Born (1974-01-30) 30 January 1974 (age 50)
Pleven, Bulgaria
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event200 metres
ClubSpartak Pleven

Monika Georgieva Gachevska (Bulgarian: Моника Георгиева Гачевска; born 30 January 1974 in Pleven) is a retired Bulgarian athlete who competed in the sprinting events.[2] She represented her country at three consecutive Olympic Games, starting in 1996, as well as three outdoor and three indoor World Championships. Her biggest achievement is the bronze medal secured at the 1997 Summer Universiade.

Competition record[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Bulgaria
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 29th (h) 200 m 24.79
1995 Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 7th 200 m 23.46
20th (h) 400 m 55.86
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 11th (sf) 200 m 24.22
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 22nd (qf) 200 m 23.44
10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.19
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 16th (sf) 200 m 24.47
World Championships Athens, Greece 36th (h) 200 m 23.55
Universiade Catania, Italy 3rd 200 m 23.60
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 12th (sf) 200 m 24.03
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 15th (h) 200 m 23.50
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 200 m DNF
Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain ? (h) 100 m 12.87
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 47th (h) 200 m 24.16
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 18th (h) 200 m 23.62
2003 World Championships Paris, France 17th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.92
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 38th (h) 200 m 23.71
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 13th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:38.96
2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 7th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:34.47
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 26th (h) 200 m 24.53
8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.75
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 15th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.72

Personal bests[edit]

Outdoor

Indoor

References[edit]