Iva Prandzheva (, born 15 February 1972 in Plovdiv) is a former Bulgarian athlete who was successful in both long jump and triple jump. She had to retire from athletics in 2000 after she was caught doping for the second time and was subsequently banned for life.
Her best performance came at the 1995 World Championships where she won a silver medal jumping 15.18 metres, a personal best. The winner of the event, Inessa Kravets, set a new world record (15.50 metres) which stands until 2021.
Prandzheva competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, but failed a blood drug test testing positive to Methandrostenolone and was banned for two years. She came back after the ban and qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was caught doping again. This time she tested positive for the anabolic steroid Nandrolone and she was subsequently banned from sports for life.rediff.com: Roll of dishonourTom Knight: Life ban for Bulgarian, 14 September 2000
She competed in Survivor BG 2009 and was both the Runner - Up and Main Antagonist.
Achievements Representing 1990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria 1stLong jump6.53 m (wind: +1.3 m/s)1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany 3rdTriple jump14.23 m1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland8thLong jump6.56 m (wind: 1.1 m/s) —Triple jumpNM1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain 2ndTriple jump14.71 mWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 2ndTriple jump15.18 m1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden 1stTriple jump14.54 mOlympic GamesAtlanta, United States DSQ (steroids)Triple jump1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan 2ndTriple jump14.94 m 3rdLong jump6.78 m2000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium 3rdTriple jump14.63 m 3rdLong jump6.80 m
See also List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
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