Yordanka Donkova

Yordanka Donkova

Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul100 m hurdles
1992 Barcelona100 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
1987 Indianapolis60 m hurdles

Yordanka Lyubchova Donkova (Bulgarian: Йорданка Любчова Донкова; born 28 September 1961) is a Bulgarian former hurdling athlete, notable for winning an Olympic gold medal and bronze medal as well as nine medals at European indoor and outdoor championships. Donkova set four 100 m hurdles world records in 1986. Her fifth world record, a time of 12.21 set in 1988, stood for almost 28 years until broken in 2016 by Kendra Harrison.

In total, Donkova has 16 medals from major athletics tournaments. She was named the Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year in 1986. She was also named the BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year in 1986.