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Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova

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Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova (Bulgarian: Ваня Гешева-Цветкова; born April 6, 1960) is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won four medals with one gold (1988: K-1 500 m), two silvers (1980: K-1 500 m, 1988: K-2 500 m), and one bronze (1988: K-4 500 m). Gesheva also won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold (K-1 500 m: 1986), two silvers (K-1 500 m: 1983, K-4 500 m: 1978), and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 1977, 1986). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova is the 3,071st most popular athlete, the 340th most popular biography from Bulgaria and the 30th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova is most famous for being a Bulgarian canoeist who competed in the 1980s. She achieved notable success in international competitions, including the World Championships.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova ranks 3,071 out of 6,025. Before her are Fabiana Murer, Wolfgang Hoppe, Mauro Numa, Carla Sacramento, Yermakhan Ibraimov, and Ximena Restrepo. After her are Aaron Brown, Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk, Bertalan Hajtós, Nurfitriyana Saiman, Filip Filipović, and João Silva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova ranks 874. Before her are Neil Shubin, Jeff Bergman, Bettina Schmidt, Yanar Mohammed, Tahmineh Milani, and Patrik Lörtscher. After her are Diego Rodríguez, Packie Bonner, Andrea Thompson, Sean Yates, Vincent Peillon, and Trey Gunn.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova ranks 340 out of 415. Before her are Daniel Petrov (1971), Nikolaj Pešalov (1970), Stoyanka Kurbatova (1955), Tsvetana Pironkova (1987), Anelia Nuneva (1962), and Georgi Yordanov (1963). After her are Ivan Cheparinov (1986), Stoyan Balov (1960), Ilija Trojanow (1965), Violeta Ninova (1963), Tanya Dangalakova (1964), and Tanyu Kiryakov (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova ranks 30. Before her are Ekaterina Dafovska (1975), Asen Zlatev (1960), Daniel Petrov (1971), Nikolaj Pešalov (1970), Stoyanka Kurbatova (1955), and Anelia Nuneva (1962). After her are Violeta Ninova (1963), Tanya Dangalakova (1964), Tanyu Kiryakov (1963), Nikolay Antonov (1968), Luis Álvarez (null), and Ognyana Petrova (1964).

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