Silvia Danekova (Bulgarian: Силвия Дънекова; born 7 February 1983 in Kotel) is a Bulgarian athlete.
Career She competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 38th with a time of 9:59.52.
Danekova was scheduled to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics but was provisionally suspended after a failed A-sample test given a few days after her arrival in Brazil. Her doping violation was later confirmed and she was handed a 4-year ban which ended on 12 August 2020.
Competition record Representing 2010World Half Marathon ChampionshipsNanning, China46th3000 m s'chase1:21:212012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland11th3000 m s'chase9:51.45Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom38th (h)3000 m s'chase9:59.52World Half Marathon ChampionshipsKavarna, Bulgaria55th21.1 km1:24:072013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden17th (h)1500 m4:17.62World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia14th3000 m s'chase9:58.572013 Sofia MarathonSofia, Bulgaria1st42.2 km2:52.272014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland8th3000 m s'chase9:44.812015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic11th1500 m4:25.44World ChampionshipsBeijing, China28th (h)3000 m s'chase9:46.31
Personal bests Outdoor 3000 metres steeplechase – 9:35.66 (Moscow 2013) Half marathon – 1:15:02 (Albi 2005) Marathon – 2:52:27 (Sofia 2013) Indoor 1500 metres – 4:16.04 (Istanbul 2015)
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