Ognyana Petrova
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| Olympic medalist | |||
 Ognyana Petrova |
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| Medal record | |||
| Woman's flatwater canoeing | |||
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| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | K-4 500m | |
Ognyana Georgiyeva Petrova (née Petkova, Bulgarian: Огняна Георгиева Петрова, born December 20, 1964 in Svilengrad) is a Bulgarian canoer.
She started her sports career in Plovdiv with “Trakia” Sports Club of canoe-kayak in 1976. She has been a Republican Champion many times over a long period.
From 1981 onward she was included in the National team of Bulgaria. She was in the constant 6-person team at European and World Championships.
[edit] Achievements
1987 -– World Championships in Duisburg – Germany
K2 – 500m – 3rd place-bronze medal ,
Qualified with the cup of Bulgarian Olympic Committee the best kayak woman of the year In 1987.
1988 – the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
K4–500m – 3rd place- bronze medal
She was nominates as one of the 10 best athletes kayak sprinter-woman of Bulgaria for the 20th century.
She has been awarded by the President of Bulgaria many times.
She is the winner of a medal for Olympic service awarded by the Bulgarian Olympic Committee.
She has been awarded the emblem of Plovdiv by the Mayor of the City of Plovdiv.
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