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Evgenia Radanova

Evgenia Radanova is a Bulgarian female sportsperson that has participated in both Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics. Evgenia Radanova was born on November 4 1977 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Radanova is 166 cm tall and weighs 65 kg. Evgenia Radanova begins her short track career in 1987. Evgenia Radanova is the world record holder in the 500m short track distance with 43.671s, which she set in Calgary, Canada on 19 October 2001. In the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympic games she won a silver medal at the same distance and a bronze at 1500m. In Athens 2004 Summer games she took part in cycling, but didn't get a medal.

Radanova currently trains in Italy, although most of her career she spent with Sports Club Slavia Sofia and the National Sports Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria. In the Academy she studied coaching. Radanova 's coach is Ivan Pandov. Radanova has been severely injured at least twice, but has overcome the injuries to come back.

At the last Olympic games in Turin Evgenia Radanova won a silver medal at 500m.