Tsvetana Berkovska (Bulgarian: Цветана Берковска) (21 March 1933 – 3 July 2003) was a Bulgarian sprinter who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 March 1933 |
| Died | 3 July 2003 (aged 70)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | Sprint, |
| Club | Urozhay, Sofiya |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 12.1 (1952) 200 m – 25.40 (1952)[2] |
Berkovska was 19 years old when she competed in two events at the 1952 Summer Olympics that were held in Helsinki, Finland. This was the first time women had competed for Bulgaria at the Summer Olympics,[3] the eight other women in the team were all competing in the gymnastic events.[4] Berkovska's first event was the 100 metres and in the first round she ran in 12.43 seconds and finished second just behind the Australian, Winsome Cripps and so qualified for the next round,[5] in the next round she finished sixth out of six runners in a time of 12.60 seconds, the winner of her heat was Marjorie Jackson from Australia who eventually went on to win the gold medal.[6] Berkovska's next event a couple of days later was the 200 metres, she was drawn in the first heat and managed to finish third out of six runners in a time of 25.39 seconds but unfortunately on the first two in each heat qualified for the next round.[7]
References
edit- ^ Profile of Tzvetana Berkovska at Volleyball.bg (in Bulgarian)
- ^ a b "Tsvetana Berkovska". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Bulgaria at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Round One". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 100 metres Quarter-Finals". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 200 metres Round One". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
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