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Svetla Zlateva was born on 25 February, 1952 in Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria, is a Bulgarian sprinter (born 1952). Discover Svetla Zlateva's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 72 years old?

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Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 25 February 1952
Birthday 25 February
Birthplace Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria
Nationality Bulgaria

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1952

Svetla Stefanova Zlateva (Светла Стефанова Златева; born 25 February 1952) is a retired Bulgarian sprinter and middle-distance runner who specialized in the 400 and 800 metres.

She is a former world record holder in the latter event.

1970

She finished sixth in the 800 metres at the 1970 European Indoor Championships.

1971

At the 1971 European Indoor Championships she finished fourth in the 400 metres and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay.

She became Bulgarian 400 metres champion in 1971 and 1976, and both 800 and 1500 metres champion in 1973.

She became Bulgarian indoor champion in the 400 metres in 1971, 1972 and 1973 and in the 800 metres in 1981.

Zlateva was once married to Olympic wrestler Ivan Kolev.

During this time she was known as Svetla Zlateva-Koleva (Светла Златева-Колева).

1972

She then won the 800 metres bronze medal at the 1972 European Indoor Championships, finished fourth at the 1973 European Indoor Championships3 and again at the 1974 European Indoor Championships.

In winning an 800 metres medal at the 1972 European Indoor Championships, she was a part of a strong tradition of Bulgarian 800 metres runners, who won medals at the European Indoor Championships in 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979.

Other than Zlateva, these medals were taken by Stefka Yordanova, Rositsa Pekhlivanova, Nikolina Shtereva, Lilyana Tomova and Totka Petrova.

Zlateva also competed in the Olympic Games twice.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics she competed in 800 metres, winning her initial heat with the result 1:58.93 minutes.

She finished second in her semi-final, and then fourth in the final race with 1:59.72 minutes.

1:58.93 was an Olympic record, and Zlateva even led the first 600 metres of the final race, but was overcome by both Hildegard Falck, Nijolė Sabaitė and Gunhild Hoffmeister; Falck deleting Zlateva's Olympic record.

1973

In 1973, she was the winner of the first Balkan Athlete of the Year award.

She was born in Gorna Oryahovitsa, and represented the club Levski Sofia.

However, Zlateva improved Falck's world record by 0.97 seconds, when she ran in 1:57.48 minutes in Athens on 24 August 1973.

She had 52.9 seconds in the 400 metres, achieved in 1973.

1976

She retained the record until 12 June 1976, when Soviet Valentina Gerasimova ran in 1:56.0 minutes.

At her second Olympic Games in 1976, Zlateva attacked her own personal best time.

She first repeated the victory in the initial heat, then finished third in her semi-final with 1:57.93 minutes, and then sixth in the final race with 1:57.21 minutes.

She also competed in the relay race, but the team failed to progress from round one.

1.57.21 minutes remained her personal best time.

1977

She finished fifth at the 1977 European Indoor Championships and won the silver medal at the 1981 European Indoor Championships.