Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova

Summary

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).

Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul K-4 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Montreal K-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1978 Belgrade K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1983 Tampere K-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Sofia K-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Montreal K-2 500 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).

References edit

  • DatabaseOlympics.com profile
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
  • ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
  • Sports-reference.com profile