- Ognyana Dusheva
Ognyana Georgiyeva Petrova (née Petkova, _bg. Огняна Георгиева Петрова-Душева, born
December 20 ,1964 inSvilengrad ) is aBulgaria n 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.
Achievements
1981 – European Junior Championships in
Sofia :-K2 – 500m - 6th place, K4 – 500m - 6th place.1982 – World Championships in
Beograd :-K2 – 500m - 6th place,K4 – 500m - 6th place,1983 - World Championships In Tampere-
Finland "- K2 – 500m - 4th place,K4 – 500m – 6th place.1984 – The Boycott of the Olympic Games (Regatta “ Drujba”) Berlin-
Germany :-K2–500m -5thplace ,K4 – 500m -5th ,place.1985 – World Championships in Mehelen -
Belgium :- K4 – 500m – 7th place1986 - – World Championships in Montreal-
Canada :-K4 -500m -4th place 1987 -– World Championships inDuisburg –Germany K2 – 500m – 3rd place , bronze medal' ,
K4 – 500m – 5th place
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"1989 - – World Championships in
Plovdiv –Bulgaria :-K4 – 7th place She was nominates as one of the 10 best athletes kayak sprinter-woman ofBulgaria 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 .1989-1992….worked as a trainer in Sport Club “ Trakia”- Plovdiv with a children due
1995-2000….worked as an Organizer and manager in Sport Club- “Levsky” – Sofia
1997 - personal trainer of
Andrian Dushev for the European Championships in Plovdiv ( K2-1000m – 3rd place)graduated from the National Sports Academy in Sofia and working as a P.E. teacher since 2002. honorary member and - judge of the movement “ Sport for everyone” in Plovdiv.
Since 2004 I have been a member of the Organization Committee of Sports Canoe – Kayak Club -“Trakia “ – Plovdiv
Judje of the ICF.
External links
* [http://sports123.com/can/ww-500k2.html List of World champions]
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PETKOOGN01 Olympic database profile]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/2008/results/historical/athletes/15852.htm Olympic profile]
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