Rosa Crean
Rosa Crean (born Triandafilia Toprkopul; 22 March 1942) is a British Paralympian. She competed in lawn bowling at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal for Great Britain.[1]
Early life[]
Crean was born as Triandafilia Toprkopul in the Macedonian mountains of Greece[2] on 22 March 1942.[3] Growing up, her father was imprisoned in Albania while her mother and brother were abducted by communist partisans and taken to Poland. She was separated from her brother in a separate orphanage and her mother until she was eight. Due to an ear infection, she became partially deaf and visually impaired.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Rosa Crean". paralympic.org. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ a b Rawlings, Owens (19 July 2014). "Glasgow 2014: Civil war survivor Rosa Crean targets bowls gold". bbc.ca. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Rosa Crean Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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