Evgenia Radanova (; born 4 November 1977) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

n female

short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the s ...

and

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

who has participated in both the

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and

Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (), also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held i ...

. She was the world record holder in the 500 m short track distance with 43.671s, which she set in Calgary, Canada on 19 October 2001. In the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympic games she won a silver medal at the same distance and a bronze at 1500m. In Athens 2004 Summer games she took part in cycling, but did not get a medal. In the 2010 Vancouver Olympics in the women's 500 m she ended up 7th. Radanova currently trains in

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, although most of her career she spent with Slavia Sofia Sports Club and the National Sports Academy in

Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...

. In the Academy she studied coaching. She weighs 65 kg and is 170 cm tall. Radanova has been severely injured at least twice, but has overcome the injuries to come back. In August 2014, Radanova was appointed as Bulgarian Minister of Youth and Sports on a temporary basis as part of the caretaker government of Georgi Bliznashki.

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Speed skater Evgenia Radanova ready to raise new generation
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Radanova, Evgenia 1977 births Living people Bulgarian female short-track speed skaters Bulgarian female cyclists Olympic cyclists for Bulgaria Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic short-track speed skaters for Bulgaria Short-track speed skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 1998 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Short-track speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in short-track speed skating Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Sofia Bulgarian female speed skaters Winter World University Games medalists in short-track speed skating World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists FISU World University Games gold medalists for Bulgaria Competitors at the 1997 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1999 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2001 Winter Universiade