Lidiya Gusheva
Bulgarian long jumper
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Lidiya Gusheva (Bulgarian: Лидия Гушева; born 11 February 1952) is a Bulgarian athlete who specialized in the long jump and the 100 metres hurdles.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| Born | 11 February 1952 Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long jump |
| Club | Trakia Plovdiv |
Long jump
Winning gold medals at the 1977 and 1978 Balkan Championships,[1] Gusheva also reached multiple continental and one global final. She finished ninth at the 1977 Summer Universiade,[2] tenth at the 1978 European Indoor Championships,[3] eleventh at the 1978 European Championships,[4] third at the 1979 European Cup,[5] eighth at the 1979 Summer Universiade,[6] fourth at the 1980 European Indoor Championships,[7] and twelfth at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[8]
Her personal best jump was 6.58 metres, achieved in 1977.[8]
Hurdles
In the 60 or 100 metres hurdles, she finished sixth at the 1978 European Indoor Championships[9] and fifth at the 1981 European Indoor Championships.[10] She competed at the 1976 European Indoor Championships,[11] the 1977 European Indoor Championships, [12] the 1977 Summer Universiade,[13] the 1978 European Championships,[14] the 1979 Summer Universiade[citation needed] and the 1980 European Indoor Championships[15] without reaching the final.
She also competed in the 50 metres flat at the 1981 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final.[16]
In the long jump and high hurdles, she became Bulgarian champion four times and Bulgarian indoor champion eight times.[17][18]
