Ginka Zagorcheva

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Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Competitor for  Bulgaria
World Championships
Gold	1987 Rome	100 m hurdles
Bronze	1983 Helsinki	100 m hurdles

Ginka Zagorcheva (born April 12, 1958 in Plovdiv) is a former hurdling athlete from Bulgaria. Most notable for winning the 100 metres hurdles at the 1987 World Championships, with 12.25 seconds she held the world record for a year until it was beaten by Yordanka Donkova in August 1988.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd
1985	European Indoor Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	3rd
1987	European Indoor Championships	Lievin, France	3rd
	World Indoor Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	1st

Sporting positions
Preceded by Lucyna Kalek	Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1985	Succeeded by Yordanka Donkova
Preceded by Yordanka Donkova	Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1987	Succeeded by Yordanka Donkova