Iliya Dzhivondov

Iliya Dzhivondov (Cyrillic: Илия Дживондов; born 6 March 1978 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian athlete who competed in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. He won the surprise 400 metres gold at the 2000 European Indoor Championships. He also competed in both events at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but failed to advance from the heats in either.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Bulgaria
1997	European Junior Championships	Ljubljana, Slovenia	20th (h)	400 m hurdles	54.59
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	6th (h)	400 m	47.99
			19th (h)	400 m hurdles	51.15
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	1st	400 m	46.63
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	63rd (h)	400 m	48.64
			61st (h)	400 m hurdles	54.36

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 200 metres – 20.94 (-0.1 m/s) (Kavala 2000)
• 400 metres – 45.32 (Sofia 2000)
• 400 metres hurdles – 49.88 (Sofia 2000)

Indoor

• 200 metres – 21.22 (Piraeus 2000)
• 400 metres – 46.35 (Piraeus 2000)