Aneliya Nuneva-Vechernikova, née Aneliya Nuneva, (; born June 30, 1962) is a retired sprinter from Bulgaria who competed mainly in the 100 metres. In the final of the 100 m at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games she was drawn in lane four alongside the favorite, Florence Griffith-Joyner. She got out of the blocks well and challenged Griffith-Joyner up to about seventy metres when she abruptly pulled a muscle, resulting in her crossing the line in last place and injured. She reached the Olympic final again in 1992, finishing sixth. Her greatest successes were winning silver medals at the 1986 European Championships and 1987 World Indoor Championships. She was trained by Georgi Draganov.
Personal bests 50 metres - 6.12 (1988) 60 metres - 7.03 (1987) 100 metres - 10.85 (1988) 200 metres - 22.01 (1987)
International competitions 1982European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece4th100 m11.30 (wind: -0.5 m/s)6th200 m22.93 (wind: +0.9 m/s)4th 4 × 100 m43.101983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finlandsemi-final100 m11.316th200m22.68 (wind 1.5)1984European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 2nd60 m7.23Friendship GamesPrague, Czechoslovakia3rd100 m11.105th200 m22.841st42.621985World CupCanberra, Australia4th100 m11.501986Goodwill GamesMoscow, Soviet Union7th100 m11.40European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany 2nd100 m11.04 (wind: +0.8 m/s) 2nd4 × 100 m42.681987European Indoor ChampionshipsLievin, France 2nd60 m7.06World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 2nd60 m7.10World ChampionshipsRome, Italy6th100 m11.094th4 × 100 m47.711988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea8th100 m11.491992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy 2nd60 m7.29Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain6th100 m11.101994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland4th100 m11.40 (wind: +0.6 m/s) 3rd4 × 100 m43.00
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