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Gabriela Atanasova

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Gabriela Atanova
Габриела Атанасова
Country represented Bulgaria
Born (1983-11-16) 16 November 1983 (age 41)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
ClubLevski Sofia
Retiredyes
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Geneva 3 Ropes + 2 Balls

Gabriela Atanasova (Bulgarian: Габриела Атанасова; born 16 November 1983) is a retired Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast.[1]

Career

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Gabriela started her sport career at Levski Sofia.[2] Her biggest achievement was competing at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney as a member of the Bulgarian group along with teammates Zhaneta Ilieva, Proletina Kalcheva, Eleonora Kezhova, Galina Marinova and Kristina Rangelova. The team placed 6th in the preliminaries and 7th in the final.[3]

In 2001 she competed at the European Championships in Geneva (with teammates Galina Marinova, Gergana Stefanova, Eleonora Kezhova and Hristina Vitanova). They placed 4th in the all-around and in the 10 clubs final, and they won bronze with 3 ropes and 2 balls.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "ATANASOVA Gabriela - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  2. ^ "Olympedia – Gabriela Atanasova". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  3. ^ "Sydney 2000 Results". olympics.com.
  4. ^ "Дневник" (2001-06-17). "Ансамбълът ни остана на четвърто място". Dnevnik (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  5. ^ "Results Book 2001 European Championships" (PDF). UEG European Gymnastics.