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Stefka Kostadinova

Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgarian high jumper

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Born
March 25, 1965
Age in 2026
61
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1965

About Stefka Kostadinova

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. Kostadinova was reigning world record holder in the women's high jump until July 2024. Kostadinova won the gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, setting an Olympic record of 2.05 m. She set a world record of 2.09 m at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome.

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Stefka Kostadinova timeline

  1. Her world record of 2.09 metres stood since 1987 until being broken by Yaroslava Mahuchikh in 2024.
  2. She set a world record of 2.09 m at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome.
  3. Kostadinova won the gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, setting an Olympic record of 2.05 m.
  4. She is the 1996 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion, and a five-time World Indoor champion.
  5. Kostadinova was reigning world record holder in the women's high jump until July 2024.

The world when Stefka Kostadinova was born

Stefka Kostadinova was born in 1965. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1965

  • #1 song"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – The Rolling Stones
  • Top movieThe Sound of Music
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookDune – Frank Herbert

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMuhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston with "phantom punch"
  • Top headlineUS sends combat troops to Vietnam
  • Technology milestoneFirst spacewalk (Alexei Leonov) and Gemini missions
  • Defining fadGo-go boots and miniskirts
  • Notable inventionAstroturf
  • World population3.34 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population194.3M

1965 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Stefka Kostadinova's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19652026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$13,600$435,000
Average income$8,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.01$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population194.3M341 million

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