Ivelina Taleva ( bg, Ивелина Талева, born 25 March 1977) 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 ...

gymnast Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

. She competed at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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where she received a silver medal in the

rhythmic Rhythmic may refer to: * Related to rhythm * Rhythmic contemporary, a radio format * Rhythmic adult contemporary, a radio format * Rhythmic gymnastics, a form of gymnastics * Rhythmic (chart) The Rhythmic chart (also called Rhythmic Airplay, and ...

group competition. Ivelina has 6 gold medals (1 from ECH Bucuresti - 1993, 1 from WCH Paris - 1994, 1 from ECH Prague - 1995, 2 from WCH Vienna - 1995, 1 from WCH Budapest - 1996), 9 silver (1 from WCH Athens, 1 from ECH Stuttgart, 2 from ECH Bucurest, 1 from WCH Paris, 2 from ECH Prague, 1 from WCH Vienna and 1 from Olympic Games Atlanta - 1996) and 2 bronze medals (WCH Paris and ECH Lisbon)

References

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* 1977 births Living people Bulgarian rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Bulgaria Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships {{Bulgaria-Olympic-medalist-stub