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Mariya Petkova

1950 - Today

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Mariya Dimitrova Petkova (Bulgarian: Мария Димитрова Петкова, née Vergova (Вергова); born 3 November 1950 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian discus thrower. In 1976 she won an Olympic silver medal behind Evelin Schlaak, a standing that would repeat itself in 1980. This year she also achieved a personal best throw of 71.80 metres. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mariya Petkova has received more than 16,774 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Mariya Petkova is the 937th most popular athlete (down from 776th in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 198th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mariya Petkova ranks 937 out of 3,059. Before her are Vladimir Melanin, Bill Miller, Valentin Gavrilov, Jacqueline Mazéas, Ihor Rybak, and Henri Bouckaert. After her are Tarjei Bø, Mark Rakita, Trine Hattestad, Paul Drayton, René Barbier, and Manlio Di Rosa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Mariya Petkova ranks 424. Before her are Walter Becker, Alan Sorrenti, Yuji Hyakutake, Peter Jurasik, Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, and Michael Swanwick. After her are Patti Austin, Karl Rove, Hugo Hovenkamp, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Carlos Roberto Flores, and Shahid Khan.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Mariya Petkova ranks 217 out of 372. Before her are Dimitar Dobrev (1931), Dobri Hristov (1875), Diana Yorgova (1942), Manuela Maleeva (1967), Dimitar Stanchov (1863), and Anton Donchev (1930). After her are Simeon Simeonov (1946), Yordanka Donkova (1961), Grigor Dimitrov (1991), Katya Paskaleva (1945), Aleksandar Tomov (1949), and Martin Petrov (1979).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Mariya Petkova ranks 7. Before her are Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967), Stefka Kostadinova (1965), Ivanka Khristova (1941), Yordanka Blagoeva (1947), Mikhail Zhelev (1943), and Diana Yorgova (1942). After her are Yordanka Donkova (1961), Norair Nurikyan (1948), Halil Mutlu (1973), Boris Nikolov (1929), Petar Petrov (1955), and Khristo Markov (1965).

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