Daniela Georgieva
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Daniela Georgieva is a retired Bulgaria
n sprinter
. She won a bronze medal at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships
, and holds the Bulgarian record over 400 metres
both outdoor (50.25 s) and indoor (51.74 s).
In 1996 she failed a doping
control. She was tested positive on metenolone
and initially banned for four years.
Georgieva moved to the United States in 2001, and later joined the coaching staff of the Missouri Tigers
athletics team. She is married to sprinter Stanislav Georgiev
.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n sprinter
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
. She won a bronze medal at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships
1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 5th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain from 10 March to 12 March 1995. There were a total number of 602 participating athletes from 130 countries.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...
, and holds the Bulgarian record over 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
both outdoor (50.25 s) and indoor (51.74 s).
In 1996 she failed a doping
Doping
Doping is generally the practice of adding impurities to something.* Doping is a term for the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport or blood doping, often to improve athletic performance....
control. She was tested positive on metenolone
Metenolone
Metenolone is a long-acting anabolic steroid with weak androgenic properties. It is supplied as the acetate ester for oral administration and as the enanthate ester for intramuscular injection. Adult doses for the treatment of aplastic anemia are usually in a range of 1-3 mg/kg per day....
and initially banned for four years.
Georgieva moved to the United States in 2001, and later joined the coaching staff of the Missouri Tigers
Missouri Tigers
The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri, United States...
athletics team. She is married to sprinter Stanislav Georgiev
Stanislav Georgiev
Stanislav Georgiev is a Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He finished eighth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, with teammates Tsvetoslav Stankulov, Kiril Raykov and Anton Ivanov....
.