Vesela Letcheva

Vesela Letcheva
Personal information
Full nameVesela Nikolaeva Lecheva
BornMay 20, 1964 (1964-05-20) (age 61)
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Medal record
Women's shooting
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul50 m rifle 3 positions
1992 Barcelona10 m air rifle

Vessela Letcheva (born 20 May 1964) was born in Veliko Tarnovo and lives in Sofia. She is a shooting sport athlete, president of the Bulgarian Shooting Union, member of the IOC, commission member of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee (BOC), former MP, chairman of the State Agency for Youth and Sports (2005-2009) and acting Minister of Youth and Sports in the first and second government of Galab Donev.

Letcheva is a graduate of the National Sports Academy. She received a PhD in 2009 in theory and methodology of physical education and sports training. Her thesis was A study of the situational psychological and physical preparation of sports shooting competitors.