Silvia Danekova

Silvia Danekova (Bulgarian: Силвия Дънекова; born 7 February 1983 in Kotel) is a Bulgarian athlete.

Career
She competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 38th with a time of 9:59.52.

Danekova was scheduled to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics but was provisionally suspended after a failed A-sample test given a few days after her arrival in Brazil. Her doping violation was later confirmed and she was handed a 4-year ban which ended on 12 August 2020.

Personal bests
Outdoor Indoor
 * 3000 metres steeplechase – 9:35.66 (Moscow 2013)
 * Half marathon – 1:15:02 (Albi 2005)
 * Marathon – 2:52:27 (Sofia 2013)
 * 1500 metres – 4:16.04 (Istanbul 2015)