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).

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).

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