Petya Gavazova (; born 19 September 1968) is a Bulgarian former competitive
figure skater
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. As a single skater, she represented Bulgaria at two
European Championships
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, three
World Championships
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, and the
1988 Winter Olympics
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in
Calgary
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. She later partnered with Nikolay Tonev to compete in
ice dancing
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. The duo appeared at two Worlds and one Europeans.