Nadka Golcheva
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Born | Petrich, Bulgaria | 12 March 1952||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Bulgarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 1969–1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1969–1987 | WBC Levski Sofia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nadka Golcheva (Bulgarian: Надка Голчева; born 12 March 1952) is a Bulgarian former basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
Golcheva grew up in a small village near Petrich, Bulgaria, in a working-class family. She was the youngest of four children in the family. During the communist era in Bulgaria, most young people participated in different sports activities, which was also the case with her. Initially, she started with athletics, but a local coach invited her to the basketball court, and she joined the team.
Later in an interview, Golcheva admitted that her brother supported and encouraged her the most while the parents were more reserved.
[2] In 1967 Nadka Golcheva's local school team won the regional competition, and a year later, she was also selected for the Bulgarian youth national team. So in 1969, she traveled to the capital Sofia, to join WBC Levski.
Club career
National team career
For the Bulgarian national team, Nadka Golcheva played from 1969 to 1983. Her first appearance for the youth representation of the country was during a European ChampionChip in 1968. However, Golcheva's most significant achievement was the Bronze medal on the summer Olympic games in 1976 and silver in 1980. On the European level, Nadka Golcheva won two Bronze and one Silver medal.
1976 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
EuroBasket Women 1972
EuroBasket Women 1976
EuroBasket Women 1983
1977 Summer Universiade
- 4th 1979 Summer Universiade
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nadka Golcheva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Retro Sport: The basketball successes of Nadka Golcheva". Bulgarian National Television (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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- Profile at Olympedia.org
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