Verzhiniya Veselinova

Verzhiniya Veselinova
Personal information
Born (1957-11-18) November 18, 1957
Asenovgrad, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place1982 MilanShot put

Verzhiniya Ivanova Veselinova-Ignatova (Bulgarian: Вержиния Иванова Веселинова-Игнатова; born November 18, 1957) is a retired track and field shot putter from Bulgaria, best known for competing at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. There she ended up in fifth place, with a distance of 20.72 metres.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Bulgaria
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 5th
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 1st
European Championships Athens, Greece 5th

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