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).

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Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova
Medal record
Women's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place1980 MoscowK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulK-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1988 SeoulK-4 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1986 MontrealK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place1978 BelgradeK-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place1983 TampereK-1 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1977 SofiaK-2 500 m
Bronze medal – third place1986 MontrealK-2 500 m
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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).

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