Ani Stoyanova "Anka" Bakova (; born 22 February 1957 in

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rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

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* 1957 births Living people Bulgarian female rowers Olympic rowers for Bulgaria Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for Bulgaria Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Plovdiv Province 20th-century Bulgarian sportswomen {{Bulgaria-rowing-bio-stub