Nora Ivanova
Нора Иванова
Personal information
Nationality Austria  Turkey  Bulgaria
Born (1977-06-01) 1 June 1977
Bulgaria
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb) (2001)
Sport
SportSprint
ClubLCC Wien, Fenerbahçe Athletics
Coached byKonstantin Milanov
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Turkey
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2001 Tunis 100 m
Gold medal – first place2001 Tunis 200 m
Balkan Games
Gold medal – first place2000 Kavala 200 m
Representing  Bulgaria
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 Sydney 100 m
Bronze medal – third place1996 Sydney 200 m
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 Nyíregyháza 200 m
Silver medal – second place1995 Nyíregyháza 100 m
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Turku 100 m

Nora Ivanova (Bulgarian: Нора Иванова, born 1 June 1977), aka Nora Ivanova-Güner and later Nora Ivanova-Edletzberger, is a female sprinter of Bulgarian origin, who competed for Turkey before she obtained Austrian citizenship.[1]

Running for Bulgaria

Nora Ivanova won the silver medal in 100 m and the gold medal in 200 m at the 1995 European Athletics Junior Championships held in Nyíregyháza, Hungary. She was the gold medalist in the 100 m event and the bronze medalist in the 200 m event at the 1996 World Junior Championships held in Sydney, Australia.[1] In 1997, she won the gold medal in 100 m at the European Athletics U23 Championships in Turku, Finland.

Ivanova became in 1996 national champion in 100 m with 11.46,[2] and in 1997 in indoor 60 m with 7.35.[3]

Turkish citizen

During the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece, she met Turkish high jumper Kemal Güner of Fenerbahçe Athletics. The couple married in 1999. She became a Turkish citizen and converted to Islam adopting the Turkish name Nur Güner. However, she became known further as Nora Güner.[4] The 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall athlete at 58 kg (128 lb) competed for Fenerbahçe Athletics.[5]

Nora Ivanova-Güner won the gold medal for Turkey in women's 200 m with 23.13 at the 55th Balkan Games held in Kavala, Greece.[6] The next year, she earned two gold medals, one in 100 m and the other in 200 m at the 2001 Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia.

As she had to care for her sick father Vladimir, she lived most of the time in Sofia apart from her husband. Kemal applied and obtained a residence permission to live in Bulgaria.[7] In 2002, she decided to divorce and return to Bulgaria forever due to financial problems arisen through lack of sponsorships.[8] After living with her husband in Sofia for a while, the couple divorced. She, however, continued to compete for Turkey.[9]

She is the Turkey's national record holder in 100 m with 11.25 (2001) and 200 m with 22.71 (2002).[10]

Austrian citizen

Nora Ivanova obtained the Austrian citizenship in June 2006 adopting the family name Edletzberger.[1][11] She became Austrian champion in 100 m and 200 m in 2007.[12][13] She is a member of the club LCC Wien, where she is coached by Konstantin Milanov.[14]

Achievements

100 m

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Bulgaria
1995 European Junior Championships Nyíregyháza, Hungary 2nd 11.58
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 1st 11.32
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 1st 11.50 (wind: 1.6 m/s)
Representing  Turkey
2001 14th Mediterranean Games Tunis, Tunisia 1st 11.25 NR
Representing  Austria
2007 Austrian National Championships Feldkirch-Gisingen, Austria 1st 11.87

200 m

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Bulgaria
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 8th (h)[15] 24.14 (wind: +1.0 m/s)
1995 European Junior Championships Nyíregyháza, Hungary 1st 23.44
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 3rd 23.59 (wind: -2.2 m/s)
Representing  Turkey
2000 55th Balkan Games Kavala, Greece 1st 23.13
2001 14th Mediterranean Games Tunis, Tunisia 1st 22.86
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 4th 23.08
Representing  Austria
2007 Austrian National Championships Feldkirch-Gisingen, Austria 1st 23.51

4×100m relay

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Bulgaria
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 4th 45.22

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Edletzbeger Nora". IAAF. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  2. ↑ "Bulgarian Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  3. ↑ "Bulgarian Indoor Championships". GBR Athletcis. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  4. ↑ "Pistte aşk". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 1999-05-27. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  5. ↑ "Nora Ivanova-Güner". IAAF. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  6. ↑ "Balkan Games 2000-Results Women". Athletix. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  7. ↑ "Aşkın pasaportu yok". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2002-01-05. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  8. ↑ Demirbilek, Celal (2002-07-24). "Açlıktan kaçtı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  9. ↑ Koryürek, Cüneyt E. (2003-03-14). "Kimin umurunda?". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  10. ↑ "200 Meters: Women's National Records". Yahoo Voices. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  11. ↑ "Profile of Nora Ivanova-Edletzberger". All Athletics. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  12. ↑ "Staatsmeisterschaften in Gisingen – Bianca Dürr holt drei Mal Silber!" (in German). TS-Bregenz-Stadt. Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  13. ↑ "Österr. Staatsmeisterschaften Feldkirch-Gisingen 30.06.2007 - 01.07.2007" (in German). Österreichischer Leichtathletik-Verband. Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  14. ↑ "Athletendetails: Ivanova-Edletzberger Nora" (in German). Österreichischer Leichtathletik-Verband. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
  15. ↑ Disqualified in the quarterfinal.
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