Ivet Lalova-Collio

Ivet Lalova-Colliо
Ivet Lalova-Collio in 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow
Personal information
Native nameИвет Лалова-Колио
Birth nameIvet Miroslavova Lalova
Full nameIvet Miroslavova Lalova-Collio
Nationality Bulgaria
Born (1984-05-18) 18 May 1984 (age 40)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres
Coached byK.Milanow (1996-2011)
Roberto Bonomi (2011-present)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10.77 (2004)
  • 200 m: 22.32 (2015)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships 1 2 0
European Indoor Championships 1 0 1
European Junior Championships 2 0 0
Total 4 2 1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Helsinki 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Amsterdam 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Amsterdam 200 m
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Madrid 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Gothenburg 60 m
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Tampere 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2003 Tampere 200 m

Ivet Miroslavova Lalova-Collio (Bulgarian: Ивет Мирославова Лалова-Колио; born 18 May 1984, in Sofia) is a Bulgarian athlete who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres sprint events. She is the 13th-fastest woman in the history of the 100 metres.[1] She finished fourth in the 100 metres and fifth in the 200 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Her career was interrupted for two years between June 2005 and May 2007 due to a leg injury sustained in a collision with another athlete. In June 2012 she won gold at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in the Women's 100 metres. In July 2016 she won two silver medals at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in both the Women's 100 and 200 metres. She has participated in five editions of the Olympic Games.