Marijka Modewa

Marijka Modewa ( Bulgarian Марийка Модева , English also written Mariyka Modeva ; born April 4, 1954 ) is a former Bulgarian rower who won two Olympic silver medals.

Life

The 1.74 m tall Marijka Modewa took fifth place at the European Championships in 1973 with the Bulgarian eighth . At the 1975 World Championships , the four-man with helmswoman in the line-up Marijka Modewa, Reni Jordanowa , Liljana Wassewa , Ginka Gjurowa and helmsman Kapka Georgiewa won the silver medal behind the boat from the GDR. The following year, the Bulgarian four-man in the same line-up also won the silver medal at the premiere of the 1976 Olympic women's rowing in Montreal .

At the World Championships in 1977 Modewa competed in two boat classes and took fifth place both in the two without helmsman with Dolores Nakowa and in the eighth. At the World Championships in 1978 and 1979 , Modewa rowed again in a foursome with a helmsman and reached fourth place each time. At the 1980 Olympic regatta , the Bulgarian four-man with Ginka Gjurowa, Marijka Modewa, Rita Todorova , Iskra Velinova and helmsman Nadezhda Filipova won the silver medal behind the East German four-man as in 1976.

Web links

• Marijka Modewa at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )
• Marijka Modewa in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )