Anelia Nuneva

Aneliya Vechernikova née Nuneva (Bulgarian: Анелия Вечерникова-Нунева; born June 30, 1962) is a retired sprinter from Bulgaria who competed mainly in the 100 metres. In the final of the 100 m at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games she was drawn in lane four alongside the favorite, Florence Griffith-Joyner. She managed to get out of the blocks well and challenged Griffith-Joyner up to about seventy metres when she abruptly pulled a muscle, resulting in her crossing the line in last place and injured. She reached the Olympic final again in 1992, finishing sixth. Her greatest successes were winning silver medals at the 1986 European Championships and 1987 World Indoor Championships.

Personal bests

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Bulgaria
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 4th 100 m 11.30 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
6th 200 m 22.93 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
4th 4 × 100 m 43.10
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland semi-final 100 m 11.31
6th 200m 22.68
1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 60 m 7.23
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 2nd 100 m 11.04 (wind: +0.8 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m 42.68
1987 European Indoor Championships Lievin, France 2nd 60 m 7.06
World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 2nd 60 m 7.10
World Championships Rome, Italy 6th 100 m 11.09
4th 4 × 100 m 47.71
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 8th 100 m 11.49
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 2nd 60 m 7.29
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 6th 100 m 11.10
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th 100 m 11.40 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m 43.00

References


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