Vanya Voynova [SEP] place of death
Vanya Voynova
Vanya Voynova (); December 27, 1934 in Sofia, Bulgaria – March 9, 1993 in Sofia, Bulgaria) was a Bulgarian basketball player. She has played for Slavia Sofia from 1950 to 1968, winning the European Champions' Cup in 1959 and 1963 and Bulgarian league 12 times from 1953 to 1965. With the Bulgaria women's national basketball team, she has won silver in the 1959 World Championship, bronze in the 1964 World Championship, gold in the 1958 European Championship, silver in the 1960
Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year
Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year (, "Sportist na godinata na Balgariya") is an annual award given to the best Bulgarian sportsperson of the year. The winner is selected by authorized journalists. The award was established by the "Naroden Sport" newspaper and specifically by Aleksandar Yasnikov. It was first given in 1958 to the basketball player Vanya Voynova. The person with the most awards is high-jumper Stefka Kostadinova with four. Traditionally, the award is given at the Sportsperson of the Year