Famous Bulgarian female athletes

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2. Neshka Stefanova Robeva
• Famous Bulgarian athlete who later became
rhythmic gymnastics coach and choreographer.
She was born on May 26, 1946 in Rousse.
Graduated School of Choreography and then
VIF. Competed in the national team in rhythmic
gymnastics with coach Julieta Shishmanova. For
many years she was a rival to Maria Gigova.
Robeva is the only coach in the world who in
series of World Championships trained several
world champions at once, and combinations of
the elements of her girls are copied from their
rivals for many years. Unforgettable are today
composites: "Summer time", "Firebird," "Toccata
and Fugue in D minor", "Bolero".

3. Achievements
• In 1969 she became vice - world champion.
• During the period (1976-1999) she was head coach of the
Bulgarian national team in rhythmic gymnastics.
• World Cup 1983 in Strasbourg champion in the twelve events
competition becomes Dilyana Georgieva with assistants Anelia
Ralenkova and Lily Ignatova.
• World Cup 1985 in Valladolid Dilyana Georgieva is again world
champion in the twelve events, Lily Ignatova was again second,
and third is Bianca Panova.
• In 1987 Bianca Panova won all the gold medals and all her scores
are full 10, which is a unique case in the history of gymnastics.
• Graduate of Robeva Maria Petrova is invariably first in three
consecutive world championships: in Alikante'93, Paris'94 and
Vienna`95, which repeated the success of Maria Gigova.
• For outstanding achievements in her work Robeva has won
almost all state awards and the award for contribution to the
world women's Olympic sport.

4. Stefka Kostadinova
• Bulgarian athlete and competitor in athletics,
world record holder in the high jump.
• Born March 25, 1965 in Plovdiv. She graduated
from the sports school in Plovdiv and her career
first started with gymnastics and swimming.
• On August 30, 1987 Stefka Kostadinova set a
world record in the high jump - 209 cm, which is
still not beaten today.
• In 1997 she retired from sports and in August
2002 she was elected deputy chairman of the
State Agency for Youth and Sports. On
November 11, 2005 she was elected President of
the Bulgarian Olympic Committee.

5. Achievements
• The awards and successes of
Kostadinova are seven gold
medals from World and
European championships
both indoor and outdoor.
• In 1996, she became
Olympic champion in
Atlanta, USA.
• In 1988 she won the silver
medal at the Olympic games
in Seoul.

6. Pavlina Filipova
• Name: Pavlina Filipova
• In short: Pina
• Date of Birth: December 20, 1975
• Place of birth: Berkovitza
• Height: 158 cm.
• Weight: 53 kg.
• Languages: Russian, French,
English
• Sponsors: Rossignol; Kom 2016
• Coaches: Boran Hadziev, George
Fartunov
• Passions beyond the sport: Singing
• Favorite vacation spot: her
birthplace - Berkovitza

7. Achievements
• European champion -
2006.
• 2006. - IV place at the
Olympic Games in
Nagano
• The creation of
Biathlon club "Kom -
Berkovitza"

8. Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski
• Albena Denkova- she began her career as a
gymnast, but later, when she was 8 years old, she
transitioned to ice skating.
• Her first partner on the ice was Hristo Nikolov.
• In 1996 Maxim Staviski took his place.
• Untill 2005 their coach was Alexei Gorshkov.
• Maxim Staviski- Born on 16 November
1977 in Rostov, Russia.
• In 1996, he received Bulgarian citizenship and
began training with Albena Denkova under their
coach Alexander Gorshkov.

9. Achievements• 2007
• Gold medal at the World championships in
Tokyo, Japan
• 2006
• Fifth place at the Olympic games in Torino,
Italy
• Gold medal at the World Championships,
Calgary, Canada
• 2005
• Fifth place at the World Championship
• National champions
• 2004
• Silver medal at the World championships
• Silver medal at the European championships
• National champions
• 2003
• Bronze medal at the World championships
• Silver medal at the European championships
• National champions

10. Stanka Zlateva Hristova
• She was born on March 1, 1983 in
the village Krushare.
• She is the first woman in Bulgaria
to compete in the Olympics in
women's wrestling.
• Since 2006, she was trained by the
world and three-time wrestling
champion Simeon Shterev.
• In 2016 she retired her sporting
career and became a coach.

11. Achievements
• European champion for girls
(2002).
• World vice-champion for girls
(2003).
• Participation in world
championships, fourth in New
York (2003), fifth in Budapest
(2005), seventh in Sofia (2001),
eighth in Halkida (2002).
• In 2006 she became world
champion in Guangzhou. She took
the title again in 2007 in Baku.
• Silver medal at the Olympic Games
in Beijing (2008)

12. Maria Grozdeva
• Full name: Maria Grozdeva
Zdravkova-Grigorova
• Born June 23, 1972 in Sofia.
• She started with the shooting
pistols for competitive shooting
when she was 11 years ol.
• At 14 she passed the standard for
the "Master of Sports".

13. Achievements
• Bronze medal at the Summer
Olympics in Barcelona (1992).
• Bronze medal at the Summer
Olympics in Atlanta (1996).
• Olympic champion in Sydney
(2000)
• Bronze medal in shooting pistol 10
meters and Gold medal at 25 m In
Athens (2004)
• Nine-time European champion.
• Holds the Olympic and European
record with pistol.