Aneliya Nuneva-Vechernikova (; born June 30, 1962) is a retired sprinter from

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who competed mainly in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...

. In the final of the 100 m at the

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she was drawn in lane four alongside the favorite,

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. She got out of the blocks well and challenged Griffith-Joyner up to about seventy metres when she abruptly pulled a muscle, resulting in her crossing the line in last place and injured. She reached the Olympic final again in 1992, finishing sixth. Her greatest successes were winning silver medals at the 1986 European Championships and 1987 World Indoor Championships. She was trained by Georgi Draganov.

Personal bests

* 50 metres - 6.12 (1988) *

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At indoor events, the 60 metres is run on lanes set out in the mi ...

- 7.03 (1987) *

- 10.85 (1988) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

- 22.01 (1987)

International competitions

References

* 1962 births Living people Bulgarian female sprinters Olympic athletes for Bulgaria Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Bulgaria World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for Bulgaria USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Olympic female sprinters Friendship Games medalists in athletics Bulgarian Athletics Championships winners {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub