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Mariya Petkova

1950 - Today

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Mariya Dimitrova Petkova (Bulgarian: Мария Димитрова Петкова, née Vergova (Вергова); born 3 November 1950 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian discus thrower. In 1976 she won an Olympic silver medal behind Evelin Schlaak, a standing that would repeat itself in 1980. This year she also achieved a personal best throw of 71.80 metres. In 1982 she won a European Championship silver medal behind countrywoman Tsvetanka Khristova, who is twelve years younger. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Mariya Petkova is the 799th most popular athlete (down from 644th in 2024), the 198th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 200th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mariya Petkova ranks 799 out of 6,025. Before her are Livio Berruti, Ben Adams, Peter Frenkel, Kazimierz Barburski, György Bródy, and Sherm Clark. After her are Cornelius Johnson, Romeo Bertini, Therese Zenz, Magdalena Forsberg, István Szondy, and Sulo Bärlund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Mariya Petkova ranks 388. Before her are Shota Chochishvili, Jenny Holzer, Ajita Wilson, Tantoo Cardinal, Candida Royalle, and Eijun Kiyokumo. After her are Guy Drut, Miguel Ángel Brindisi, Rowan Williams, Paolo Pulici, Sadashiv Amrapurkar, and Charles Fleischer.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Mariya Petkova ranks 198 out of 415. Before her are Cyril of Bulgaria (1901), Dora Gabe (1888), Rusev (1984), Elisaveta Bagriana (1893), Nikola Mushanov (1872), and Stefan Bozhkov (1923). After her are Pencho Slaveykov (1866), Ivan Kolev (1930), Sophronius of Vratsa (1739), Dinko Dermendzhiev (1941), Georgi Gospodinov (1968), and Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov (1951).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Mariya Petkova ranks 5. Before her are Stefka Kostadinova (1965), Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967), Norair Nurikyan (1948), and Ivanka Khristova (1941). After her are Yordanka Donkova (1961), Diana Yorgova (1942), Tsvetanka Khristova (1962), Yordanka Blagoeva (1947), Khristo Markov (1965), Halil Mutlu (1973), and Svetla Otsetova (1950).

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