Hotshot Grozdeva is Year's No.1

Sports | December 15, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00
Hotshot Grozdeva is Year's No.1 Maxim Minchev, Director general of the Bulgarian News Agency, awarded Wednesday top shooter Maria Grozdeva, who was voted this year’s top sportsperson in the Balkan states. Photo by Yuliana Nikolova (Sofia News Agency)

Bulgaria's Olympic shooter Maria Grozdeva was voted this year's top sportsperson in the Balkans, the Bulgarian News Agency disclosed Wednesday.

Seven official information agencies from the region took part in the survey.

Grozdeva, who swept a gold and a bronze medal in the Athens Olympics 2003, outplayed 18 other athletes who were nominated for the prestigious prize.

Following her Olympic triumph, Grozdeva also won the women world finals of 25m air pistol shooting held in Thailand in October.

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