Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1988 Seoul | K-1 500 m |
| Silver | 1980 Moscow | K-1 500 m |
| Silver | 1988 Seoul | K-2 500 m |
| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | K-4 500 m |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1986 Montreal | K-1 500 m |
| Silver | 1978 Belgrade | K-4 500 m |
| Silver | 1983 Tampere | K-1 500 m |
| Bronze | 1977 Sofia | K-2 500 m |
| Bronze | 1986 Montreal | K-2 500 m |
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).
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).
References
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936-2007.
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
- Sports-reference.com profile
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