Mariyka Modeva
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Mariyka Modeva is a Bulgaria
n rower
who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
and in the 1980 Summer Olympics
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In 1976 she was a crew member of the Bulgarian boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event.
Four years later she won her second silver medal with the Bulgarian boat in the 1980 coxed fours 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...
who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
and in the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
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In 1976 she was a crew member of the Bulgarian boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event.
Four years later she won her second silver medal with the Bulgarian boat in the 1980 coxed fours competition.