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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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Country | Bulgaria |
Alexandra Jekova (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] Jekova 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.
At Winter X Games XVI, Jekova became the first Bulgarian to win a medal at the X Games, capturing silver in Snowboard X.