Nonka Decheva Matova (née Shatarova,

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: Нонка Матова Дечева; born 20 October 1954) is a Bulgarian police officer and

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shooter who won silver at the

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and fourteen medals (including five gold) at World Championships. She is one of the few Bulgarians to compete at six Olympic Games (1976–80, 1988–2000). Matova was born in

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in 1954. At the 50m Rifle Three Positions World Championships, she won individual silver in 1974 and bronze in 1998. She was part of the Bulgarian team that won silver in 1974, gold in 1986 and 1990, and bronze in 1998. At the 50m Rifle Prone World Championships, she won individual bronze in 1974 and silver in 1986. She was also part of the Bulgarian team that won silver in 1986 and 1990, and was thus involved in all Bulgarian medals in the event in its first forty years (1996–2006) and counting. At the 10m Air Rifle World Championships, she won individual bronze in 1989 and was part of the Bulgarian team that won gold in 1985, 1987, and 1989. She has worked as a police officer for Bulgaria's Interior Ministry since 1979, and in 2003 was promoted to Major-General. She became a Member of the 39th National Assembly of Bulgaria from 2001 to 2005 for the constituency 17-PLOVDIV OKRAG. General Matova also owns a Shooting Club.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Matova, Nonka 1954 births Living people Bulgarian female sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters of Bulgaria Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria 21st-century Bulgarian women politicians 21st-century Bulgarian politicians Members of the National Assembly (Bulgaria) Shooters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1980 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Bulgarian police officers Olympic medalists in shooting Bulgarian sportsperson-politicians Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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