How tall is Stefka Kostadinova?

Stefka Kostadinova's listed height is 180 cm (5'11"). She is taller than about 99% of women in Bulgaria.

Where 180 cm sits among women in Bulgaria

Taller than about 99% of women in Bulgaria born in 1965 (average 163.8 cm).

About Stefka Kostadinova

Stefka Georgieva Kostadinova is a Bulgarian former athlete who competed in the high jump. She was born on 25 March 1965 in Plovdiv. She attended a specialist sports school but was only introduced to the high jump at a Year Six athletics meet in Sofia.

Kostadinova set a world record of 2.09 metres at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome, and the mark stood until 2024, when Yaroslava Mahuchikh broke it. She set seven world records in all, three outdoors and four indoors, and cleared 2.00 metres 197 times. She won gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with an Olympic record of 2.05 metres, and silver at the 1988 Summer Olympics. She is a two-time World champion and a five-time World Indoor champion.

At a listed 180 cm (5'11"), Kostadinova served as president of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee from 2005 to 2025.

Frequently asked

How tall is Stefka Kostadinova in feet and inches? Stefka Kostadinova is 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

Is Stefka Kostadinova tall for women in Bulgaria? At 180 cm she is taller than about 99% of women in Bulgaria born in 1965, whose average height is 163.8 cm.

Sources

• Stefka Kostadinova on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Stefka Kostadinova on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 180 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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