Kamelia Dunavska ( bg, Камелия Дунавска, born 21 April 1969) is a Bulgarian female former
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 ...
and trainer. She is the head coach of the Turkey rhythmic gymnastics national team.
Kamelia Dunavska won gold medals at the
1987 World Championships held in
Varna, Bulgaria and at the 1988 European Championships in
Helsinki, Finland. Her twin sister
Adriana
Adriana, also spelled Adrianna, is a Latin name and feminine form of Adrian. It originates from present day Italy.
Translations
*Arabic: أدريان
* Belorussian: Адрыяна (Adryjana)
*Bulgarian: Адриана (Adriana)
*Chinese Simplifi ...
is also a rhythmic gymnastiast.
After retiring from active sports, she became a coach in rhythmic gymnastics. For a short period, she served as coach of the Bulgarian national ensemble.
She was appointed head coach of the Turkey national team. She keeps residing in her country, goes to Turkey to coach the national team for sometimes a month and sometimes two weeks a month.
The Turkish team, she coached, won the gold medal in the 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs event at the
2020 European Championships held in Ukraine.
References
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1969 births
Living people
Gymnasts from Sofia
Bulgarian sportswomen
Bulgarian rhythmic gymnasts
Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey