# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/stefka-kostadinova
# Generated: 2026-08-15T08:32:50.586Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/stefka-kostadinova"
name: "Stefka Kostadinova"
slug: "stefka-kostadinova"
description: "Stefka Georgieva Kostadinova is a Bulgarian former athlete who competed in the high jump. Her world record of 2.09 metres stood since 1987 until being broken by Yaroslava Mahuchikh in 2024. She is the 1996 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion, and a five-time World Indoor champion. She has been the president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee from 2005 to 2025."
tagline: "Bulgarian high jumper"
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gender: "female"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
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birthDate: "1965-03-25"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump