Svetla Bozhkova
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Svetlana Bozhkova Gyuleva ' onMouseout='HidePop("92268")' href="/topics/Yambol">Yambol
) is a retired female discus throw
er, who competed for Bulgaria
at two Summer Olympics: 1972 and 1980. A member of Tundzha Yambol and Levski-Spartak Club she set her personal best (67.26 metres) in 1980.
Yambol
Yambol is a city in southeastern Bulgaria, an administrative centre of Yambol Province. It lies on both banks of the Tundzha river in the historical region of Thrace. As of February 2011, the town has a population of 72,843 inhabitants. It is occasionally spelt 'Jambol'.The administrative centres...
) is a retired female discus throw
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
er, who competed for Bulgaria
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...
at two Summer Olympics: 1972 and 1980. A member of Tundzha Yambol and Levski-Spartak Club she set her personal best (67.26 metres) in 1980.