Iva Prandzheva (Bulgarian: Ива Пранджева, born February 15, 1972 in Plovdiv) is a former Bulgarian athlete who was successful in both long jump and triple jump.

Her best performance came at the 1995 World Championships where she won a silver medal with 15.18 metres, a personal best. The winner of the event, Inessa Kravets, set a new world record (15.50 metres) which still stands.

Prandzheva competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, but failed a drug test there and was banned. She retired after the 2000 season.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	1st	Long jump
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd	Triple jump
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	Triple jump
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	Triple jump
1996	Eurppean Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Triple jump
	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	DSQ (drugs)	Triple jump
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	2nd	Triple jump
			3rd	Long jump
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	3rd	Triple jump
			3rd	Long jump

[edit] See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Iva Prandzheva

v • d • e World Best Year Performance in Women's Triple Jump  1986: Esmeralda García (BRA)  •  1987 – 1988: Li Huirong (CHN)  •  1989: Galina Chistyakova (URS)  •  1990: Li Huirong (CHN)  •  1991: Inessa Kravets (URS)  •  1992: Galina Chistyakova (RUS)  •  1993: Anna Biryukova (RUS)  •  1994: Sofiya Bozhanova (BUL)  •  1995 – 1996: Inessa Kravets (UKR)  •  1997: Šárka Kašpárková (CZE)  •  1998: Iva Prandzheva (BUL)  •  1999: Paraskevi Tsiamita (GRE)  •  2000 – 2001: Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)  •  2002: Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR)  •  2003: Yamilé Aldama (CUB)  •  2004: Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)  •  2005: Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) and Trecia Smith (JAM)  •  2006: Anna Pyatykh (RUS)  •  2007: Yargelis Savigne (CUB)  •  2008: Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR)

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