Nikoleta Stefanova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nikoleta Stefanova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Bulgarian/Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | April 22, 1984 Teteven, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nikoleta Stefanova (born 22 April 1984) is a Bulgarian-born female table tennis player competing for Italy. From 2003 she won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships. [1]
She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the second round of the singles competition. She competed in both singles and doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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