Ginka Zagorcheva

Ginka Zagorcheva-Boycheva, Bulgarian: Гинка загорчева-Бойчева (born April 12, 1958 in Plovdiv) is a former hurdling athlete from Bulgaria. Most notable for winning the 100 metres hurdles at the 1987 World Championships. She held the world record for a year with a time of 12.25 sec, until it was beaten by Yordanka Donkova in August 1988. Zagorcheva is married to former Bulgarian high jumper Ivaylo Boychev; they have one daughter Ani born in 1981.

Achievements

Five-time Bulgarian National Champion at 100 m hurdles, 1983, 85, 87, 89 & 90.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Bulgaria
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	8th	100 m hurdles	13.14 sec
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	100 m hurdles	12.62
1985	World Indoor Games	Paris, France	5th	60 m hurdles	8.13
	European Indoor Championships	Athens, Greece	2nd	60 m hurdles	8.02
	IAAF World Cup	Canberra, Australia	2nd	100 m hurdles	12.72
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	3rd	100 m hurdles	12.70
1987	European Indoor Championships	Lievin, France	3rd	60 m hurdles	7.92
	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, U.S.	3rd	60 m hurdles	7.99
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	1st	100 m hurdles	12.34
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	heats	100 m hurdles	dnf
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	6th	100 m hurdles	13.02

External links

• Sports Reference
• World Championships
• European Indoor Championships
• European Championships

Sporting positions
Preceded by Lucyna Kalek	Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1985	Succeeded by Yordanka Donkova
Preceded by Yordanka Donkova	Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1987	Succeeded by Yordanka Donkova