Aleksandra Zhekova
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Full name | Aleksandra Zhekova | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | 5 October 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||
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Aleksandra Zhekova (Bulgarian: Александра Жекова) (born October 5, 1987 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a snowboarder from Bulgaria. She competed for Bulgaria at the 2010 Winter Olympics in snowboard cross and parallel giant slalom.[1] Zhekova was Bulgaria's flag bearer during the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
At Winter X Games XVI, Zhekova became the first Bulgarian to win a medal at the X Games, capturing silver in Snowboard X.
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Preceded by Ekaterina Dafovska |
Flagbearer for Bulgaria Vancouver 2010 |
Succeeded by Maria Kirkova |