Hristiana Todorova ( bg, Християна Тодорова; born 28 November 1994) is a Bulgarian

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and former group

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi ...

Career

Todorova represented her nation at international competitions. She participated at the

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. She also competed at world championships, including at the

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where she won a silver and bronze medal. Todorova was member of the Bulgarian group that competed at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

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. (Together with Lyubomira Kazanova, Mihaela Maevska,

Tsvetelina Naydenova Tsvetelina Naydenova ( bg, Цветелина Найденова; born ) is a Bulgarian group rhythmic gymnast. Career She represented her nation at international competitions. She participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also competed ...

Reneta Kamberova Reneta Petrova Kamberova ( bg, Ренета Петрова Камберова; born 12 September 1990 in Pazardzhik) is a Bulgarian Group rhythmic gymnast. She was a member of the Bulgarian winning team that won gold at the 2014 World Champions ...

), they won the Group All-around bronze medal. They dedicated their medal to their teammate

Tsvetelina Stoyanova Tsvetelina Yordanova Stoyanova ( bg, Цветелина Йорданова Стоянова; born in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2008 European Junior bronze medalist in rope. She won the gold medal in the ...

, who had attempted to commit

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and fell from her apartment in Sofia. She completed her career after the Olympic Games.

Detailed Olympic results

Politics

Todorova has since 2021 served as a deputy in the

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from the ITN party.

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* * * 1994 births Living people Gymnasts from Sofia Bulgarian rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Bulgaria Gymnasts at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Bulgaria Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in gymnastics Bulgarian politicians {{Bulgaria-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub