Valentina Dimitrova
Bulgarian heptathlete
Valentina 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
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1977 | World Student Games | 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
- trackfield.brinkster
- Valentina Dimitrova's obituary
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Summer Universiade champions in women's pentathlon and heptathlon
Pentathlon
- 1965: Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS)
- 1967: Liese Prokop (AUT)
- 1970: Tatyana Kondrashova (URS)
- 1973: Nadiya Tkachenko (URS)
- 1975: Jane Frederick (USA)
- 1977: Valentina Dimitrova (BUL)
- 1979: Yekaterina Smirnova (URS)
Heptathlon
- 1981: Małgorzata Guzowska (POL)
- 1983: Yekaterina Smirnova (URS)
- 1985: Małgorzata Guzowska (POL)
- 1987: Liliana Năstase (ROM)
- 1989: Larisa Nikitina (URS)
- 1991: Birgit Clarius (GER)
- 1993: Urszula Włodarczyk (POL)
- 1995: Jane Jamieson (AUS)
- 1997: Mona Steigauf (GER)
- 1999: Tiffany Lott (USA)
- 2001: Jane Jamieson (AUS)
- 2003: Kylie Wheeler (AUS)
- 2005: Lyudmyla Blonska (UKR)
- 2007: Viktorija Žemaitytė (LTU)
- 2009: Jessica Samuelsson (SWE)
- 2011: Olga Kurban (RUS)
- 2013: Laura Ikauniece (LAT)
- 2015: Anna Maiwald (GER)
- 2017: Verena Preiner (AUT)
- 2019: Miia Sillman (FIN)
- 2021: Isabel Posch (AUT)
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