About Svetla Otsetova
Born 1950. Svetla Otsetova is a Bulgarian rower, architect and rowing administrator.
Svetla Otsetova (, born 23 November 1950) is a Bulgarian rower.
She won a gold medal with Zdravka Yordanova in women's double sculls rowing in the 1976 Montreal Olympics. She also competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
She is the third woman in history to serve in the International Olympic Committee. Otsetova was the president of the Bulgarian Rowing Federation until 2012. She is also a recipient of the Order of Stara Planina (1st class).
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Bulgarian rower
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Svetla Otsetova was born on 23 November 1950 in Sofia.
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Svetla Otsetova is a rower, architect and rowing administrator.
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Svetla Otsetova is Bulgarian.
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