Aneliya Kumanova

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| name = Aneliya Kumanova

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| fullname = Aneliya Yordanova-
Kumanova

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| nationality = {{BUL}}

| sport = Athletics

| event = Shot put, hammer throw

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| club = Levski-Spartak Club

| coach = Kharalampi Georgiev

| pb = Shot put: 18.38 (2003)
Hammer throw: 65.35
(2000)

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| birth_place = Svishtov, Bulgaria

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Aneliya Kumanova (née Yordanova; {{langx|bg|Анелия Йорданова-Куманова}}; born 27 April 1972 in Svishtov) is a retired Bulgarian shot putter and hammer thrower.{{cite sports-reference|title = Aneliya Kumanova|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/aneliya-yordanova-kumanova-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031626/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/aneliya-yordanova-kumanova-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 22 February 2015}} Representing her nation Bulgaria in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), Kumanova initiated her athletics career as a hammer throw specialist, before turning sights extensively on the shot put event.{{cite news|title=Bulgarian team for Athens|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/bulgarian-team-for-athens|publisher=IAAF|location=Sofia, Bulgaria|date=2 August 2004|accessdate=19 February 2015}} In 2000, Kumanova demolished a Bulgarian record at 65.35 metres in the hammer throw from the European Cup Series in Sofia, and then attained her own personal best of 18.38 in the shot put at the same tournament three years later.{{cite news|title=Анелия Йорданова-Куманова в акция|trans-title=Aneliya Yordanova-Kumanova in action|language=bg|url=http://www.atletikabg.com/2012/02/24/%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%B9%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%B2-%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F/|publisher=Bulgarian Athletic Federation|date=24 February 2012|accessdate=19 February 2015}} Throughout her athletics career, Kumanova trained for the sport club Levski-Spartak Club in Petrich under her personal coach Kharalampi Georgiev.

Kumanova made her official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where she initially competed in the inaugural women's hammer throw. During the qualifying stage, she tossed a hammer at a satisfying distance of 54.92 metres on her second attempt, but finished only in twenty-sixth position from the overall standings.{{cite news|title=ОЛИМПИАДА: Посредствено представяне на българските лекоатлети|trans-title=Olympics: A mediocre feat for the Bulgarian athletes|language=bg|url=http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_76239137|publisher=News.bg|date=27 September 2000|accessdate=19 February 2015}}{{cite web|title=IAAF Sydney 2000: Women's Hammer Throw Qualification|url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/olympic-games/27th-olympic-games-2363/results/women/hammer-throw/qualification/summary|work=Sydney 2000|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=27 September 2013}}

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Kumanova qualified for her second Bulgarian squad, as a 32-year-old veteran, in the women's shot put. Earlier in the process, she attained her personal best and a B-standard entry throw of 18.38 metres from the shot put meet in Sofia.{{cite news|title=Енчо Щерев и Цветанка Христова шампиони в Държавното първенство|trans-title=Encho Shterev and Tsvetanka Khristova named winners at the Bulgarian Champs|language=bg|url=http://www.kazanlak.com/news-846.html|publisher=Kazanlak.bg|date=1 April 2004|accessdate=19 February 2015}} Kumanova launched a rewarding 15.91-metre shot on her second attempt in the morning prelims inside the renowned Ancient Olympia Stadium, but trimmed her chances to compete for the final round, as she placed only in thirtieth overall out of 38 registered shot putters.{{cite web|title=IAAF Athens 2004: Women's Shot Put Qualification|url=http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/olympic-games/28th-olympic-games-3201/results/women/shot-put/qualification/summary|work=Athens 2004|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=17 February 2015}}{{cite news|title=Анелия Куманова не се класира за финала на гюле|trans-title=Aneliya Kumanova fails to qualify in the final round of shot put|language=bg|url=http://bulgarian.cri.cn/1/2004/08/18/1@13310.htm|publisher=China Radio International|date=18 August 2004|accessdate=19 February 2015}}