Nonka Matova

Nonka Decheva Matova (née Shatarova, Bulgarian: Нонка Матова Дечева; born 20 October 1954) is a Bulgarian police officer and rifle shooter who won silver at the 1992 Olympics, gold at the alternative to the 1984 Olympics, "Druzhba" tournament in Moscow, Russia and sixteen medals (including five gold) at World Championships.

Nonka Matova set 11 world (two in category for men) and 28 European (two in category for men) records in rifle shooting. She won over 600 medals in sports competitions, 76 of them at European championships and 16 at world championships. Matova received the prize for the most accurate shooter on the Balkan Peninsula and the prize for the most accurate shooter in the world in 1985. She is one of the few Bulgarians to compete at six Olympic Games (1976–80, 1988–2000).

Matova was born in Plovdiv in 1954. She became a Member of the 39th National Assembly of Bulgaria from 2001 to 2005 for the constituency 17-PLOVDIV OKRAG.

General Matova also owns a Shooting Club.