Evgenia Radanova

Evgenia Radanova
Personal information
Full nameEvgenia Radanova
Born (1977-11-04) 4 November 1977 (age 47)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportShort track speed skating
Cycling
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Salt Lake City 500 meters
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin 500 meters
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City 1500 meters
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sheffield 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Warsaw 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Sofia 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Jeonju 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Montréal 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2002 Montréal 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Gjovik 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Vienna 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Vienna 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Sofia 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Jeonju Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Jeonju 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Jeonju 3000 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Montréal Overall
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Montréal 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Warsaw 3000 m relay

Evgenia Radanova (Bulgarian: Евгения Раданова; born 4 November 1977) is a Bulgarian female short track speed skater and racing cyclist who has participated in both the Summer and Winter Olympics.[1] 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 Italy, although most of her career she spent with Slavia Sofia Sports Club and the National Sports Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria. 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Евгения Раданова дари трикото си на МОК, eкипът на Жени ще бъде изложен в музея на МОК". topsport.bg. 2010-02-27. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  2. ^ "С мисия "да изкарат цялата истина за държавата", лица на протеста, на сините и ГЕРБ влизат в служебния кабинет. Преходната власт ще създаде енергиен борд, ще подпише договора с ЕК, ще подготви влизането в Европейския банков съюз" (in Bulgarian). mediapool.bg. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.