, and represented the club Balkan Botevgrad. She finished eighth at the 1976 European Indoor Championships, won the silver medal at the 1977 European Indoor Championships, finished fourth at the 1978 European Indoor Championships and fourth again at the 1982 European Indoor Championships

She competed for the first time at the Olympics in 1976

1976 Summer Olympics

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, only in the 1500 metres. She finished third in the first heat, but was knocked out in the semi-finals with a sixth place and a time of 4:07.89 minutes. At the 1980 Summer Olympics

1980 Summer Olympics

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 she did not even progress past round one in the 1500 metres, despite achieving a personal best time of 4.04.70 minutes. She also competed in the 800 metres and reached the semi-final there. She ran almost identical in her two rounds: 1:59.83 in the heat and 1:59.84 in the semi-final. She later finished seventh in the 1500 metres at the 1982 European Championships

1982 European Championships in Athletics

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She became Bulgarian 800 metres champion in 1980, 1500 metres champion in 1976 and 1982 and 3000 metres

3000 metres

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 champion in 1979 and 1981. She also became Bulgarian indoor champion in the 800 metres in 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1982.

She had personal bests of 1:58.9 minutes in the 800 metres, achieved in July 1979 in Paris

Paris

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; 2:35.65 minutes in the 1000 metres, achieved in August 1982 in Sofia

Sofia

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; 4:21.52 minutes in the mile run

Mile run

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, achieved in June 1982 in Budapest

Budapest

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; and 8:52.89 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in August 1979 in Turin

Turin

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