Mariya Petkova
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Native name | Мария Димитрова Леткова | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Mariya Dimitrova Vergova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Mariya Dimitrova Petkova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 3 November 1950 Plovdiv, Bulgaria | (age 73)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 71.80 m (1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mariya Dimitrova Petkova (
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. One year later Petkova won the bronze medal at the first World Championships in Athletics
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Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Bulgaria | ||||
1975 | World Student Games | Rome, Italy | 1st | 65.28 m |
1976 | Summer Olympics | Montreal, Canada | 2nd | 67.30 m |
1977 | World Student Games | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1st | 66.34 m |
1980 | Summer Olympics | USSR
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2nd | 67.90 m |
1982 | European Championships
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Athens, Greece | 2nd | 67.94 m |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland
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3rd | 66.44 m |
In 1974 Mariya Petkova bench pressed 210 kg without the use of supportive gear of any kind. This is more than any other woman in history.[citation needed]
External links
- Mariya Vergova-Petkova at World Athletics
- Mariya Vergova-Petkova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)