Anelia Vetchernikova née Nuneva (Bulgarian: Анелия Нунева) (born June 30, 1962) is a retired sprinter from Bulgaria, she competed mainly in the 100m. In the final of the 100m at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games she was drawn in lane 4 alongside Florence Griffith-Joyner the red hot favorite. She managed to get out the blocks extremely well and challenged Griffith-Joyner up to about seventy metres when suddenly she pulled a muscle in full flight. She desperately tried to pull up and actually crossed the line in last place albeit injured. She competed again in 1992, but finished sixth. Her greatest moments came when she won silver medals at the 1986 European Championships and 1987 World Indoor Championships.

[edit] Personal bests

• 100 metres - 10.85 (1988)
• 200 metres - 22.01 (1987)

[edit] Achievements

Year	Meeting	Venue	Result	Extra
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	100 metres
1984	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	60 metres
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	2nd	100 metres
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	2nd	60 metres
	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	2nd	60 metres
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	2nd	60 metres

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Anelia Nuneva

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