Svetla Otsetova Explained

Svetla Otsetova[1] (Bulgarian: Светла Оцетова, born 23 November 1950) is a Bulgarian rower.

She won a gold medal with Zdravka Yordanova in women's double sculls rowing in the 1976 Montreal Olympics.[2] She also competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[3]

She is the third woman in history to serve in the International Olympic Committee. Otsetova was the president of the Bulgarian Rowing Federation until 2012. She is also a recipient of the Order of Stara Planina (1st class).

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rowingbulgaria.org/cgi-bin/e-cms/vis/vis.pl?s=001&p=0043&g= Bulgarians in FISA
  2. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=19&sp=ROW "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada –Rowing"
  3. Svetla Otsetova Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062530/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ot/svetla-otsetova-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 September 2018.