Nikolina Shtereva is pictured above (white vest, no 45) during the final
of the women's 1500m at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
She finished just outside the medals in 4th place but in the 800m she took the silver medal.
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Women's 800m Final
Olympic Games 1976
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| 1. Tatyana KAZANKINA |
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SOV |
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1: 54: 94 WR |
| 2. Nikolina SHTEREVA |
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BUL |
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1: 55.42 |
| 3. Elfi ZINN |
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GDR |
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1: 55.60 |
| 4. Anita WEISS |
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GDR |
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1: 55.74 |
| 5. Svetlana STYRKINA |
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BLR |
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1: 56.44 |
| 6. Svetla ZLATEVA |
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BUL |
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1: 57.21 |
| 7. Doris GLUTH |
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GDR |
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1: 58.99 |
| 8. Mariana SUMAN |
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ROM |
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2: 02.21 |
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Women's 1500m Final
Olympic Games 1976
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| 1. Tatyana KAZANKINA |
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SOV |
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4: 05: 48 |
| 2. Gunhild HOFFMEISTER |
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GDR |
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4: 06: 02 |
| 3. Ulrike KLAPEZYNSKI |
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GDR |
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4: 06: 09 |
| 4. Nikolina SHTEREVA |
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BUL |
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4: 06: 57 |
| 5. Lyudmila BRAGINA |
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SOV |
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4: 07: 20 |
| 6. Gabriella DORIO |
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ITA |
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4: 07: 27 |
| 7. Ellen WELLMANN |
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GER |
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4: 07: 91 |
| 8. Janice MERRILL |
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USA |
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4: 08: 54 |
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Women's 800m Final
Olympic Games 1980
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| 1. Nadiya OLIZARENKO |
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SOV |
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1: 53.43 WR |
| 2. Olga MINEYEVA |
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SOV |
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1: 54.81 |
| 3. Tatyana PROVIDOKHINA |
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SOV |
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1: 55.46 |
| 4. Martina KAMPFERT |
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GDR |
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1: 56.21 |
| 5. Hildegard ULLRICH |
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GDR |
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1: 57.20 |
| 6. Jolanta JANUCHTA |
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POL |
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1: 58.25 |
| 7. Nikolina SHTEREVA |
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BUL |
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1: 58.71 |
| 8. Gabriella DORIO |
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ITA |
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1: 59.12 |
Nikolina Shtereva was the Bulgarian champion in the 400 metres in 1974,
800 metres champion in 1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1989,
1500 metres champion 1980, 1985 and 1986
and 10,000 metres champion in 1986.
She won the European Indoor 800 metres title in both 1976 and 1979.
Personal best times.
800 Metres 1:55.42 Montréal 26 JUL 1976
1500 Metres 4:14.67 Roma 06 SEP 1974
10,000m 15.37.49 Budapest May 1985