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Stefka Georgieva Kostadinova ( Bulgarian: Стефка Георгиева Костадинова; born 25 March 1965) is a Bulgarian former athlete who competed in the high jump. Her world record of 2.09 metres stood since 1987 until being broken by Yaroslava Mahuchikh in 2024. She is the 1996 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion, and a ...
Sep 6, 2021 · High Jump - Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria) - 2.09m - Rome (Italy) - 1987 - World RecordStefka Kostadinova is the reigning world record holder in the women's h...
The women's high jump world record of Stefka Kostadinova made at Rome 1987 World #Athletics ChampionshipsWR 209 cmStill unbeaten
May 24, 2024 · Stefka Kostadinova’s world high jump record of 2.09m has remained unbeaten ever since she cleared that auspicious height at the 1987 World Athletics Championships, and it is fitting that her name is among the current list of global record-holders as the Bulgarian Athletics Federation celebrated its centenary on Friday (24)
Stefka Kostadinova was one of the world’s leading high jumpers for about a decade. She first came to prominence in 1985, winning the World Indoor title and ranking #1 in the world for the year. In 1986 she equalled her compatriot Lyudmila Andonova ’s world record, bettering it to 2.08 m several days later. At the 1987 World Championships ...
Stefka KOSTADINOVA, Bulgaria
May 1, 2021 · By the end of 1987, Stefka Kostadinova had clearly established herself as the world's best high jumper. She was the reigning world champion and world record holder, and had produced 14 of the 16 clearances ever made at 2.05 or higher. Although Kostadinova had been denied the opportunity of competing at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles due ...
Aug 3, 2021 · Nine years after setting the still-standing world record in the high jump (209 cm, Rome), Stefka Kostadinova added the only medal she truly missed in her collection of medals. With the gold won in Atlanta, the Bulgarian athlete entered the club of world celebrities and became one of the greatest women in the history of sports. Editor: Elena Karkalanova /based on articles from Bulgarian National Radio – "Horizont"/
Aug 30, 2022 · Stefka Kostadinova sets the world record at 2.09 m during the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome (BTA Photo) Sofia, 30.08.2022 16:37 (BTA) Tags. SPORT; One of the longest-standing world records in modern athletics was set by a Bulgarian 35 years ago on Tuesday. Stefka Kostadinova is the reigning world record holder in the women's high jump at 2.09 m, which she jumped during the 1987 World.
Stefka Kostadinova was one of the world's leading high jumpers for about a decade. She first came to prominence in 1985, winning the World Indoor title and ranking #1 in the world for the year. In 1986 she equalled her compatriot Lyudmila Andonova's world record, bettering it to 2.08 m several days later. At the 1987 World Championships, she improved the record further to 2.09 m, a performance that is unsurpassed as of 2010.
