Venelina Veneva-Mateeva

Venelina Veneva-Mateeva (née Veneva, Bulgarian: Венелина Венева-Матеева, born June 13, 1974 in Ruse) is a Bulgarian high jumper.

Biography

Talented at a young age, she jumped 1.93 metres indoor in 1990 to record a world best performance by a 15-year-old. She did not improve this result outdoor until 1995 (1.94 m). A disappointing 1996 season with a 29th place at the Olympic Games and 1.88 as season best was followed by a jump of 2.03 metres in 1998. In 2001, she managed 2.04 m, the ninth highest jump for a woman. That year she won a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships, as well as placing fourth at the outdoor World Championships.

Veneva tested positive for testosterone in January 2007, and was subsequently suspended for two years by the IAAF.[1]

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Height
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	2nd	1.91 metres
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	22nd (q)	1.79 m
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	=21st (q)	1.85 m
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	13th (q)	1.93 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	=29th (q)	1.80 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	1.98 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	=14th (q)	1.89 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	=9th	1.93 m (1.94)
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	3rd	1.96 m
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	4th	1.97 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	4th	1.98 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	7th	1.94 m (1.96)
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	15th (q)	1.92 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	3rd	1.97 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	10th	1.85 m (1.91)
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	2.03 m
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	Disq (3rd)	1.95 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	15th (q)	1.92 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	7th	1.92 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	21st (q)	1.89 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	12th	1.80 m (1.90)
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	=20th (q)	1.85 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	16th (q)	1.85 m
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	7th	1.90 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	28th (q)	1.80 m

Notes:

• (q) Indicates overall position in qualifying round.
• (#) Indicates height achieved in qualifying round. Only shown when superior to result in final.
• (3rd) Originally won the bronze medal at 2007 European Indoor Championships before being disqualified for a doping offence.

See also

• Female two metres club
• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

1. IAAF: Venelina Veneva Doping Rule Violation 13 February 2008

External links

• Venelina Veneva-Mateeva at World Athletics

Sporting positions
Preceded by Stefka Kostadinova Inga Babakova	Women's High Jump Best Year Performance 1998	Succeeded by Hestrie Cloete
Preceded by Monica Iagăr	Women's High Jump Best Year Performance 2001	Succeeded by Kajsa Bergqvist
Preceded by Eleonora Milusheva	Women's Bulgarian National Champion 1995	Succeeded by Stefka Kostadinova
Preceded by Maria Nikolova	Women's Bulgarian National Champion 2004	Succeeded by Elena Denkova