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| Born | May 4, 1956 Kostenets, Bulgaria | |||||||||||
| Died | November 2, 2014 (aged 58) Sofia, Bulgaria | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Valentina Spasova Dimitrova (Bulgarian: Валентина Димитрова) (May 4, 1956 – November 2, 2014) was a heptathlete who competed for Bulgaria during her career. She won the gold medal at the 1977 Summer Universiade. Dimitrova set her personal best (6440 points) in the heptathlon on 29 May 1983 at a meet in Götzis.
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1977 | Universiade | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1st | Pentathlon |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 7th | Heptathlon |
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 6th | Heptathlon |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | Heptathlon |
References
[edit]- Valentina Dimitrova at World Athletics
- Valentina Dimitrova at Olympics.com
- Valentina Dimitrova at Olympedia
- Valentina Dimitrova at InterSportStats
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| Heptathlon (1981–present) |
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Categories:
- 1956 births
- 2014 deaths
- Bulgarian pentathletes
- Bulgarian heptathletes
- Sportspeople from Sofia Province
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Bulgaria
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Bulgaria
- Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade
- Bulgarian Athletics Championships winners
- Bulgarian athletics biography stubs