Aleksandra Zhekova
Alexandra Zhekova (Bulgarian: Александра Жекова) (born October 5, 1987) is a snowboarder from Bulgaria. She competed for Bulgaria at the 2010 Winter Olympics in snowboard cross and parallel giant slalom.[1] Zhekova was Bulgaria's flag bearer during the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. She finished 5th in the 2014 Olympics cross event, and 6th at the 2018 Olympics one.
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Full name | Alexandra Zhekova | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sofia, Bulgaria | 5 October 1987|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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At Winter X Games XVI, Zhekova became the first Bulgarian to win a medal at the X Games, capturing silver in Snowboard X.
World Cup
Snowboard Cross Podiums
Season | Date | Location | Place |
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2005–2006 | 14 Jan 2006 | 3rd | |
2006–2007 | 11 Mar 2007 | 2nd | |
2007–2008 | 13 Mar 2008 | 2nd | |
2009–2010 | 12 Sep 2009 | 2nd | |
2010–2011 | 8 Dec 2010 | 3rd | |
17 Dec 2010 | 2nd | ||
24 Mar 2011 | 1st | ||
25 Mar 2011 | 1st | ||
2011–2012 | 19 Jan 2012 | 2nd | |
22 Jan 2012 | 3rd | ||
8 Feb 2012 | 2nd | ||
14 Mar 2012 | 2nd | ||
2012–2013 | 14 Dec 2012 | 3rd | |
2013–2014 | 11 Jan 2014 | 2nd | |
11 Mar 2014 | 3rd | ||
2015–2016 | 5 Mar 2016 | 1st | |
References
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Preceded by Ekaterina Dafovska |
Flagbearer for Vancouver 2010 |
Succeeded by Maria Kirkova |
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