Vasilka Stancheva

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Vasilka Stancheva
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NationalityBulgarian
Born(1929-11-29)29 November 1929
Sport
Sport Gymnastics

Vasilka Stancheva (born 29 November 1929) is a Bulgarian gymnast. She competed in seven events at the 1952 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vasilka Stancheva Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2019.