Anelia Nuneva

Aneliya Nuneva-Vechernikova (Bulgarian: Анелия Нунева-Вечерниковa; born June 30, 1962) is a retired sprinter from Bulgaria who competed mainly in the 100 metres. In the final of the 100 m at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games she was drawn in lane four alongside the favorite, Florence Griffith-Joyner. She got out of the blocks well and challenged Griffith-Joyner up to about seventy metres when she abruptly pulled a muscle, resulting in her crossing the line in last place and injured. She reached the Olympic final again in 1992, finishing sixth. Her greatest successes were winning silver medals at the 1986 European Championships and 1987 World Indoor Championships. She was trained by Georgi Draganov.

Personal bests

• 50 metres - 6.12 (1988)
• 60 metres - 7.03 (1987)
• 100 metres - 10.85 (1988)
• 200 metres - 22.01 (1987)

International competitions

Representing Bulgaria

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	100 m	11.30 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
			6th	200 m	22.93 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
			4th	4 × 100 m	43.10
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	semi-final	100 m	11.31
			6th	200m	22.68 (wind 1.5)
1984	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	60 m	7.23
	Friendship Games	Prague, Czechoslovakia	3rd	100 m	11.10
			5th	200 m	22.84
			1st	4 × 100 m	42.62
1985	World Cup	Canberra, Australia	4th	100 m	11.50
1986	Goodwill Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	7th	100 m	11.40
	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	2nd	100 m	11.04 (wind: +0.8 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m	42.68
1987	European Indoor Championships	Lievin, France	2nd	60 m	7.06
	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	2nd	60 m	7.10
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	6th	100 m	11.09
			4th	4 × 100 m	47.71
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	8th	100 m	11.49
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	2nd	60 m	7.29
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	6th	100 m	11.10
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	100 m	11.40 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m	43.00

References

• Anelia Nuneva at World Athletics