Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva
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Stoyanka Kurbatova is a Bulgaria
n rower
and Olympic champion.
She was born in Plovdiv
.
Kurbatova, competing under her maiden name Gruycheva, became Olympic champion in 1976 in the coxless pairs event, with Siyka Kelbecheva
. In 1980 she received a bronze medal in the same competition.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
and Olympic champion.
She was born in Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
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Kurbatova, competing under her maiden name Gruycheva, became Olympic champion in 1976 in the coxless pairs event, with Siyka Kelbecheva
Siyka Kelbecheva
Siyka Kelbecheva is a Bulgarian rower and Olympic champion.She became Olympic champion in 1976 in the coxless pairs, with Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva. She received a bronze medal in 1980.-References:...
. In 1980 she received a bronze medal in the same competition.