Lilyana was born in Plovdiv, and represented the club Trakiya Plovdiv.[1] She won a silver medal in a 4 x 392 metres relay race at the 1974 European Indoor Championships.[2] She also reached the final of the 800 metres event, but did not finish the race.[3] At the 1974 European Championships in the summer she won the gold medal in the 800 metres and silver in the 1500 metres. In winning gold she beat the reigning Olympic 800 metres bronze medallist Gunhild Hoffmeister by 0.67 seconds, but Hoffmeister won the 1500 metres.[4]
Tomova-Todorova continued to win the silver medal in the 800 metres at the 1976 European Indoor Championships.[5] She competed once at the Olympic Games, in 1976. Here she finished second in her initial 800 metres heat, but was knocked out in the semi-finals. She also competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay, but the team did not progress past the first round.[1]
She became Bulgarian 400 metres champion in 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972 and 1973 as well as 800 metres champion in 1972.[7] She became Bulgarian indoor champion in the 400 metres in 1970 and 1976.[8]
Her personal best in the 400 metres was 51.99 seconds, achieved in August 1973 in Athens.[9] Her personal bests in the 800 and 1500 metres were both achieved in the finals of the 1974 European Championships in Rome: 1:58.14 minutes in the 800 metres and 4:05.0 minutes in the 1500 metres.[10][11] She also had 2:36.4 minutes in the 1000 metres, achieved in July 1976 in Sofia.[12]
References
^ ab. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
^"1974 European Indoor Championships, women's relay final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
^"1974 European Indoor Championships, women's 800 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
^World women's all-time best 400m (last updated 2001)
^World women's all-time best 800m (last updated 2001)
^World women's all-time best 1500m (last updated 2001)
^World women's all-time best 1000m (last updated 2001)
March 04, 2023
lilyana, tomova, todorova, bulgarian, Лиляна, Томова, Тодорова, born, august, 1946, retired, bulgarian, sprinter, middle, distance, runner, specialized, 1500, metres, medal, recordwomen, athleticsrepresenting, bulgariaeuropean, championships1974, rome, m1974, . Lilyana Tomova Todorova Bulgarian Lilyana Tomova Todorova born 9 August 1946 is a retired Bulgarian sprinter and middle distance runner who specialized in the 400 800 and 1500 metres Lilyana Tomova Medal recordWomen s athleticsRepresenting BulgariaEuropean Championships1974 Rome 800 m1974 Rome 1500 mEuropean Indoor Championships1974 Gothenburg 4x392 m relay1976 Munich 800 mLilyana was born in Plovdiv and represented the club Trakiya Plovdiv 1 She won a silver medal in a 4 x 392 metres relay race at the 1974 European Indoor Championships 2 She also reached the final of the 800 metres event but did not finish the race 3 At the 1974 European Championships in the summer she won the gold medal in the 800 metres and silver in the 1500 metres In winning gold she beat the reigning Olympic 800 metres bronze medallist Gunhild Hoffmeister by 0 67 seconds but Hoffmeister won the 1500 metres 4 Tomova Todorova continued to win the silver medal in the 800 metres at the 1976 European Indoor Championships 5 She competed once at the Olympic Games in 1976 Here she finished second in her initial 800 metres heat but was knocked out in the semi finals She also competed in the 4 x 400 metres relay but the team did not progress past the first round 1 In winning an 800 metres medal at the 1976 European Indoor Championships she was a part of a strong tradition of Bulgarian 800 metres runners who won medals at the European Indoor Championships in 1972 1973 1975 1976 1977 1978 and 1979 Other than Tomova Todorova these medals were taken by Svetla Zlateva Stefka Yordanova Rositsa Pekhlivanova Nikolina Shtereva and Totka Petrova 6 She became Bulgarian 400 metres champion in 1967 1968 1969 1972 and 1973 as well as 800 metres champion in 1972 7 She became Bulgarian indoor champion in the 400 metres in 1970 and 1976 8 Her personal best in the 400 metres was 51 99 seconds achieved in August 1973 in Athens 9 Her personal bests in the 800 and 1500 metres were both achieved in the finals of the 1974 European Championships in Rome 1 58 14 minutes in the 800 metres and 4 05 0 minutes in the 1500 metres 10 11 She also had 2 36 4 minutes in the 1000 metres achieved in July 1976 in Sofia 12 References Edit a b Lilyana Todorova Sports Reference com Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 5 February 2010 1974 European Indoor Championships women s relay final Die Leichtatletik Statistik Seite Retrieved 5 February 2010 1974 European Indoor Championships women s 800 metres final Die Leichtatletik Statistik Seite Retrieved 5 February 2010 European Championships Women GBR Athletics Athletics Weekly Retrieved 5 February 2010 1976 European Indoor Championships women s 800 metres final Die Leichtatletik Statistik Seite Retrieved 5 February 2010 European Indoor Championships Women GBR Athletics Athletics Weekly Retrieved 5 February 2010 Bulgarian Championships GBR Athletics Athletics Weekly Retrieved 5 February 2010 Bulgarian Indoor Championships GBR Athletics Athletics Weekly Retrieved 5 February 2010 World women s all time best 400m last updated 2001 World women s all time best 800m last updated 2001 World women s all time best 1500m last updated 2001 World women s all time best 1000m last updated 2001 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lilyana Tomova amp oldid 978513413, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
