Nora Ivanova

Nora Ivanova
Нора Иванова

Personal information
Nationality	Austria  Turkey  Bulgaria
Born	June 1, 1977 Bulgaria
Residence	Vienna, Austria
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb) (2001)
Sport
Sport	Sprint
Club	LCC Wien, Fenerbahçe Athletics
Coached by	Konstantin Milanov
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m: 11.23 (1998) 200 m: 22.71 NR (2002) 300 m: 36.87 NR (2002)
Medal record Women's athletics Competitor for  Turkey Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis 100 m 2001 Tunis 200 m Balkan Games 2000 Kavala 200 m Competitor for  Bulgaria World Junior Championships 1996 Sydney 100 m 1996 Sydney 200 m European Junior Championships 1995 Nyíregyháza 200 m 1995 Nyíregyháza 100 m European U23 Championships 1997 Turku 100 m

Nora Ivanova (Bulgarian: Нора Иванова, born June 1, 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
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: 1.6m/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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Bulgaria
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	8th (h)[15]	24.14 (wind: +1.0m/s)
1995	European Junior Championships	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	1st	23.44
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	3rd	23.59 (wind: -2.2m/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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Bulgaria
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	4th	45.22

References

1. "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. 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. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
13. "Österr. Staatsmeisterschaften Feldkirch-Gisingen 30.06.2007 - 01.07.2007" (in German). Österreichischer Leichtathletik-Verband. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
14. "Athletendetails: Ivanova-Edletzberger Nora" (in German). Österreichischer Leichtathletik-Verband. Retrieved 2012-06-08.
15. Disqualified in the quarterfinal.