Vania Stambolova () (born 28 November 1983) is a Bulgarian athlete. She competes in the 400 m hurdles and the 400 m event. At the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships she won a silver medal over 400 m. She also won a gold medal at the 2006 European Championships. At present, Stambolova is the highest paid female athlete in Bulgaria. During the London 2012 Olympics, Stambolova tripped while competing in the 400m hurdles event and failed to finish. At the 2014 European Championships, she finished in 6th place in the 800 m, setting a personal best in the final. Stambolova tested positive for testosterone in January 2007, and was subsequently suspended for two years by the IAAF. Achievements Personal bests Outdoor: 200 metres: 22.81 (Sofia 2006) 400 metres: 49.53 (Rieti 2006) 400 metres hurdles: 53.68 (Rabat 2011) Indoor: 200 metres : 23.51 (Sofia 2006) 400 metres : 50.21 (Moscow 2006) 800 metres : 2:02.03 (Vienna 2012) See also List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences References External links 1983 births Living people Bulgarian female hurdlers Bulgarian female sprinters Doping cases in athletics Bulgarian sportspeople in doping cases Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Bulgaria European Athletics Championships medalists Sportspeople from Varna, Bulgaria Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Bulgaria World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade 20th-century Bulgarian women 21st-century Bulgarian women