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Ekaterina Dafovska - Famous Bulgarians Information |
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Ekaterina Dafovska won Bulgaria's first-ever Olympic gold medal in winter Olympic Games. She was born on November 28, 1975 in Chepelare, Bulgaria. For 15 years she has been among the most influential female biathlonists in the world. She, along with Pavlina Philipova, is the main reason for biathlon to become popular in Bulgaria. When she was competing, biathlon was on TV in Bulgaria all the time. She was 22 years old on February 9, 1998 when she won the golden Olympic medal, outrunning Elena Petrova from Ukraine by only 17 seconds.
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| Country Snapshot
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| GDP 2009 |
€ 33.87 B |
| Inflation |
1.8% |
| Unemployment |
10.3% |
| GDP growth rate, Q4 '09* |
-5.9% |
| FDI 2008 |
6,16 B |
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