Atanaska Stefanova Angelova ( bg, Атанаска Стефанова Ангелова; born 21 September 1972 in

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) 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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, where she didn't reach the final round. Angelova also competed for her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

International competitions

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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