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Atanaska Stefanova Angelova ( bg, Атанаска Стефанова Ангелова; born 21 September 1972 in
Rousse Ruse (also transliterated as Rousse, Russe; bg, Русе ) is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately south of ...
) is a retired female
discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by t ...
er from
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. She set her personal best (58.94 metres) in the women's discus throw event on 10 August 1995 at the
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in
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, where she didn't reach the final round. Angelova also competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics.


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1972 births Living people Bulgarian female discus throwers Olympic athletes of Bulgaria Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Bulgaria Sportspeople from Ruse, Bulgaria {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub