Ivet Lalova-Collio

Ivet Lalova-Collio

Ivet Lalova-Collio in 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow
Personal information
Nationality	Bulgaria
Born	(1984-05-18) 18 May 1984 (age 32) Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	168 cm (66 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
Coached by	K.Milanov (1996-2011) Roberto Bonomi (2011-present)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd European Championships 1 2 0 European Indoor Championships 1 0 0 European Junior Championships 2 0 0 Total 4 2 0 Women's Athletics Representing  Bulgaria European Championships 2012 Helsinki 100 m 2016 Amsterdam 100 m 2016 Amsterdam 200 m European Indoor Championships 2005 Madrid 200 m European Junior Championships 2003 Tampere 100 m 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 12th-fastest woman in the history of the 100 metres and is tied with Irina Privalova for the fastest time by a sprinter not of West African descent. 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. 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.

Lalova's parents, Miroslav Lalov and Liliya Lalova, were athletes. Miroslav was the Bulgarian 200 metres champion in 1966. Lalova began competing in swimming and gymnastics at age 10, and soon switched to track and field. She became the Bulgarian Youth champion in the 100 metres competition in 2000, and placed fourth in the 200 metres at the 2001 IAAF World Youth Championships. At the 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships, she won both the 100 metres and 200 metres events.

On 19 June 2004 in Plovdiv, Lalova tied with Irina Privalova as the sixth fastest woman in 100 metres history (at that time), recording a time of 10.77 seconds. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she placed 4th overall in the women's 100m competition, and 5th in the 200m. At the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships, she was awarded a gold medal for her time of 22.91 seconds in the 200m.