Svetla Dimitrova
Svetla Dimitrova ( Bulgarian Светла Димитрова, after marriage in 1987 also Пищикова - Pischtikowa, English transcription Svetla Dimitrova - Pishtikova, . Born January 27, 1970 in Burgas ) is a former Bulgarian athlete who had in the 1990s, twice European champion in the 100 - meter hurdles been. At a height of 1.70 m her competition weight was around 65 kg.
Career
Svetla Dimitrova was in 1986 and 1988 Junior World Champion in the heptathlon. At the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988 she was awarded 6171 points Twelfth. 1989 at the European Cup the more fighters, they would set a junior world record when her drug test would not be positive. After a two-year ban for this violation of the doping regulations in 1992 she appeared again and introduced the all-around meeting Götzis in second with 6656 points on their personal best. At the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 she was awarded 6464 points Fifth. In 1993 she was in Götzis with 6594 points.
From 1994 Svetla Dimitrova stepped up to not more in the all around, but only in the 100 - meter hurdles. At the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, she won the title in 12.72 seconds with two tenths of a second ahead of the Russian Julija Graudyn and its Bulgarian Rural Women Jordanka Donkowa. In the 4 x 100 meters relay she finished behind the squadrons from Germany ( 42.90 seconds ) and Russia ( 42.96 seconds ) in 43.00 seconds for third place. The Bulgarian relay started with Dessislava Dimitrova, then ran Anelija Nunewa, Svetla Dimitrova as the third runner handed the baton to Petya Pendarewa.
After her maternity leave Svetla Dimitrova joined in 1996 at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, but fell in the semifinals. At the World Athletics Championships 1997 in Athens An incoming for Sweden Ludmila Engquist won in 12.50 seconds before Dimitrova in 12.58 seconds and Michelle Freeman of Jamaica in 12.61 seconds. In 1998, Dimitrova successfully defend at the European Championships in Budapest her title from 1994. She won in 12.56 seconds before the Slovenian Brigita Bukovec in 12.61 seconds.
At the World Cup in 1999 in Seville was Dimitrova fifth in 12.74 seconds. The following year, she was disqualified at the Olympic Games in Sydney after 12.95 seconds in sixth semifinal of her. In Edmonton at the 2001 World Cup they reached the final again. Behind the two U.S. women Anjanette Kirkland in 12.42 seconds and Gail Devers in 12.54 seconds came Dimitrova and the Kazakh Olga Schischi Gina in 12.58 seconds to the finish. Per photo finish decision Schischi Gina awarded the bronze medal and finished fourth Dimitrova. In their last grand final at the European Championships 2002 in Munich Dimitrova stumbled and reached the goal knocked off in eighth and last.
Private
Svetla Dimitrova is 1.70 m and weighed to competition times around 65 kg. 1994 Svetla Dimitrova left temporarily Bulgaria and her husband and coach Ilian Pischtikow and applied for Austrian citizenship. In 1995, she returned to Bulgaria. On December 30, 1995 their son Kristian was born.