Sofiya Bozhanova
Encyclopedia
Sofiya Bozhanova is a retired long
and triple jump
er from Bulgaria
. She set the world's best year performance in 1994, jumping 14.98 metres at a meet in Stara Zagora
on 1994-07-16. She won the bronze medal at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships
, held in Seville, Spain, but the new event was a non-championship contest.
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
and triple jump
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
er from Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. She set the world's best year performance in 1994, jumping 14.98 metres at a meet in Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora
Stara Zagora is the sixth largest city in Bulgaria, and a nationally important economic center. Located in Southern Bulgaria, it is the administrative capital of the homonymous Stara Zagora Province...
on 1994-07-16. She won the bronze medal at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships
1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo in Seville, Spain from March 8 to March 10, 1991. It was the first Indoor Championships to include women's triple jump, albeit as a non-championship event...
, held in Seville, Spain, but the new event was a non-championship contest.