Evgenia Radanova

Evgenia Nikolova Radanowa ( Bulgarian Евгения Николова Раданова; * November 4, 1977 in Sofia) is a former Bulgarian Shorttrackerin and cyclist. She won numerous medals at Olympic Games, World Championships and particularly at European Championships, where she is the most successful participant in the short track speed skating.

Biography

Radanowa already came with about ten years on the short track speed skating to. She started for the club Slavia Sofia SC and was trained by Ivan Pandow and Julian Angelov. She participated in international championships since 1994. Radanowa launched in November 1997 for the first time in the newly introduced World Cup. In the season 1998/99 she won her first World Cup race. In the following years she reached regular podiums and front ranks in the overall World Cup ratings, including a victory in the 500 m World Cup. She ended her career after the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

Between 2002 and 2004 Radanowa occurred on the advice of her coach in track cycling. She participated in the 2003 World Championships in Stuttgart and 2004 in Melbourne. Your best results were 14th in the sprint and 16th place in the 500m time trial. She started at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won the sprint twelfth.

Radanowa presented between 1998 and 2001 on four world records in short track speed skating. The last world record in the 500 m had it seven years inventory. She was the first Bulgarian athlete who won two medals at the Winter Olympics, and the first who participated in both summer and winter to play.

Success in short track speed skating

Olympic games

Radanowa took part in six Olympic games, including five Winter Games. She won two silver and one bronze medal.

  • Lillehammer 1994: 23 500 m 21 1000 m
  • Nagano 1998: 14 500 m 11 1000 m
  • Salt Lake City 2002: Silver 500 m, 5 1000 m, 1500 m bronze, 6 3000 m relay
  • Torino 2006: Silver 500 m, 1500 m 6
  • Vancouver 2010: 9 500 m 25 1000 m, 1500 m 7

World Championships

Radanowa denied more than ten World Championships, where she could win at least one medal at seven championships. Overall, she won two gold, four silver and ten bronze medals.

  • Gjøvik 1995: Bronze 3000 m
  • Vienna 1998: Bronze 1500 m and 3000 m
  • Sofia 1999: Silver 500 m, 3000 m relay bronze
  • Sheffield 2000: Gold 500 m
  • Jeonju 2001: Bronze Mehrkampf, 3000 m and 3000 m relay, silver 1500 m
  • Montreal 2002: Bronze -around and 1000 m, 500 m and 3000 m silver
  • Warsaw 2003: Gold 1000 m, 3000 m relay bronze

European Championships

Radanowa is the most successful participant at European Championships. She won nine gold medals, seven in the all around and two in the relay, and seven silver medals, three and four in the all around with the relay. Even more impressive is the balance when considering the results on the individual routes. About these routes although no titles will be awarded officially, yet the so-called small -placed athletes get medals. With the results from the multi- fight, the individual sections and the squadron could Radanowa 38 gold, winning twelve silver and four bronze medals. In 2001, she made it as far only athlete to win all six possible titles.

  • Malmö 1997: Silver 500m, Relay, Bronze 1500 m
  • Oberstdorf 1999: Gold 1000 m, 1500 m, silver all-around, 500 m, 3000 m, Season
  • Bormio 2000: Gold -around, 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, Relay, Silver 500 m
  • The Hague 2001: Gold -around, 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, Season
  • Grenoble 2002: Gold -around, 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, silver Season
  • 2003 St. Petersburg: Gold -around, 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m, 3000 m
  • Zoetermeer 2004: Gold -around, 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m
  • Turin 2005: Gold 1000 m, 1500 m, silver heptathlon bronze 500 m
  • Krynica -Zdrój 2006: Gold -around, 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m
  • Sheffield 2007: Gold -around, 500 m, 1000 m, 3000 m
  • Ventspils 2008: Gold 1000 m, silver all-around, Relay, Bronze 500 m
  • Turin 2009: Silver 500 m
  • Dresden 2010: Bronze 1500 m
Winter Olympic Games Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics 2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships 2002 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships 2003 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships Cycle sport 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Championships Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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