Diana Genkova Dudeva (; born July 7, 1968) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

n former

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

. She competed at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

and won the bronze medal on floor exercise. As of 2023, Dudeva is the only female Bulgarian artistic gymnast to win a medal at the Olympics.

Career

Dudeva was a member of the Bulgarian team that finished fourth at the 1983 World Championships. Her individual result in the team event was 29th, but she did not advance to the all-around final (top 36) as there were three other Bulgarian gymnasts ahead of her. In 1985, Dudeva finished seventh in the all-around at the European Championships, where she also reached three of the four event finals; vault (6th), bars (6th) and beam (8th). She went on to finish 24th in the all-around at the 1985 World Championships, where the Bulgarian's once again finished fourth in the team event. At the 1986 Goodwill Games, she won a silver medal in the team event, a bronze medal on beam, and finished 10th in the all-around. In 1987, Dudeva won two medals at the European Championships; silver on the uneven bars, and a bronze in the all-around (tied with Elena Shushunova). At the 1987 World Championships, she was ninth in the all-around, sixth in the beam final, and fifth in the team event. She concluded her international career by winning an Olympic bronze medal in the floor exercise at the

1988 Olympic Games 1988 Olympics refers to both: *The 1988 Winter Olympics, which were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada *The 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul ...

in Seoul, where she also finished fifth in the team event, sixth in the balance beam final, and ninth in the all-around.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dudeva, Diana 1968 births Living people Bulgarian female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Bulgaria Sportspeople from Pleven Gymnasts at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in gymnastics Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in gymnastics Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games

Career

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