Stefka Yordanova
Stefka Yordanova was a Bulgarian sprinter and middle-distance runner who specialized in the 400 and 800 metres.
Born in Burgas, she ran at the 1971 European Indoor Championships and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay. She then won the 800 metres gold medal at the 1973 European Indoor Championships. In so doing, she broke the indoor 800 metres world record, beating fellow Bulgarian Svetla Zlateva's record that had been set a mere two weeks before. She became Bulgarian 400 metres champion in 1970.
Yordanova died in Burgas in on January 16, 2011.
