The main photo above shows the closing few metres of the women's 400m final at the
2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. Vania (1069) won the gold medal
in a time of 49.85 and can be seen in the inset picture crossing the finishing line.
The Russians Tatyana Veshkurova (1638) and Olga Zaytseva (1641) won silver
and bronze respectively.
The other athlete in shot is Ilona Usovich who finished in fifth place.
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| Women's 400m. Final |
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European Athletics Champs 2006
|
| 1. Vania STAMBOLOVA |
|
BUL |
|
49.85 |
| 2. Tatyana VESHKUROVA |
|
RUS |
|
50.15 |
| 3. Olga ZAYTSEVA |
|
RUS |
|
50.28 |
| 4. Mariyana DIMITROVA |
|
BUL |
|
50.64 |
| 5. Ilona USOVICH |
|
BLR |
|
50.69 |
| 6. Nicola SANDERS |
|
GBR |
|
50.87 |
| 7. Svetlana POSPELOVA |
|
RUS |
|
50.90 |
| 8. Joanne CUDDIHY |
|
IRL |
|
51.46 |
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Stambolova tested positive for testosterone in January 2007 and was subsequently
suspended for two years by the IAAF.