Siyka Kelbecheva
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Siyka Kelbecheva is a Bulgaria
n 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.
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 became Olympic champion in 1976 in the coxless pairs
Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted ....
, with Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva
Stoyanka Kurbatova-Gruicheva
Stoyanka Kurbatova is a Bulgarian 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.-External links:*...
. She received a bronze medal in 1980.