Vesela Yatsinska

Vesela Yatsinska (Bulgarian: Весела Яцинска, née Tasheva (Bulgarian: Ташева, on 16 January 1951) is a retired Bulgarian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres.

Vesela Yatsinska
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Bulgaria
European Indoor Championships
1977 San Sebastián 1500 metres

She was born in Botevgrad, and represented the club Balkan Botevgrad.[1] She finished eighth at the 1976 European Indoor Championships,[2] won the silver medal at the 1977 European Indoor Championships,[3] finished fourth at the 1978 European Indoor Championships[4] and fourth again at the 1982 European Indoor Championships[5]

She competed for the first time at the Olympics in 1976, only in the 1500 metres. She finished third in the first heat, but was knocked out in the semi-finals with a sixth place and a time of 4:07.89 minutes. At the 1980 Summer Olympics she did not even progress past round one in the 1500 metres, despite achieving a personal best time of 4.04.70 minutes.[1][6] She also competed in the 800 metres and reached the semi-final there. She ran almost identical in her two rounds: 1:59.83 in the heat and 1:59.84 in the semi-final.[1] She later finished seventh in the 1500 metres at the 1982 European Championships.[7]

She became Bulgarian 800 metres champion in 1980, 1500 metres champion in 1976 and 1982 and 3000 metres champion in 1979 and 1981.[8] She also became Bulgarian indoor champion in the 800 metres in 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1982.[9]

She had personal bests of 1:58.9 minutes in the 800 metres, achieved in July 1979 in Paris;[10] 2:35.65 minutes in the 1000 metres, achieved in August 1982 in Sofia;[11] 4:21.52 minutes in the mile run, achieved in June 1982 in Budapest;[12] and 8:52.89 minutes in the 3000 metres, achieved in August 1979 in Turin.[13]

References
  1. "Vesela Yatsinska". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  2. "1976 European Indoor Championships, women's 1500 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  3. "1977 European Indoor Championships, women's 1500 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  4. "1978 European Indoor Championships, women's 1500 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  5. "1982 European Indoor Championships, women's 1500 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  6. World women's all-time best 1500m (last updated 2001)
  7. "Women 1500m European Championships 1982 Athens (GRE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  8. "Bulgarian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  9. "Bulgarian Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  10. World women's all-time best 800m (last updated 2001)
  11. World women's all-time best 1000m (last updated 2001)
  12. World women's all-time best 1 mile (last updated 2001)
  13. World women's all-time best 3000m (last updated 2001)
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