Nadka Golcheva

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]

Nadka Golcheva
Personal information
Born (1952-03-12) 12 March 1952
Petrich, Bulgaria
NationalityBulgarian
Listed height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Listed weight63 kg (139 lb)
Career information
Playing career1969–1987
PositionShooting guard
Number6
Career history
1969–1987WBC Levski Sofia
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moskva Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Team competition
EuroBasket Women
Silver medal – second place1972 Bulgaria
Bronze medal – third place1976 France
Silver medal – second place1983 Hungary
Ronchetti Cup
Gold medal – first place1978
Gold medal – first place1979
EuroLeague Women
Gold medal – first place1984

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.

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Retro Sport: The basketball successes of Nadka Golcheva". Bulgarian National Television (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 24 January 2021.


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