Katrin Yankova Taseva ( bg, Катрин Янкова Тасева; born November 24, 1997) is a retired
Bulgarian
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individual
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 co ...
. She is the 2017 European Silver medalist with Ribbon, 2019 Grand-Prix Final All-around bronze medalist, the 2019 World Cup series All-around and Ball winner and the double (2018, 2019) World Cup series Ribbon winner. Taseva had won multiple medals at the European Games and is also the 2018 Bulgarian National Champion and a four-time (2016, 2017, 2019, 2020) Bulgarian National All-around silver medalist.
Career
Taseva was born in
Samokov
Samokov ( bg, Самоков ) is a town in Sofia Province in the southwest of Bulgaria. It is situated in a basin between the mountains Rila and Vitosha, 55 kilometres from the capital Sofia. Due to the suitable winter sports conditions, Sam ...
. A member of the Bulgarian National team since 2010, she appeared in international junior competitions in 2008. Taseva began competing at the
2015 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series The 2015 FIG World Cup circuit in Rhythmic Gymnastics includes seven category B events. Except for Bucharest, which is a competition for individuals only, all tournaments feature Individual and Group competitions. The All-around medal event also se ...
in
Bucharest
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, Romania and
Budapest
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, Hungary.
2016 season
In 2016, Taseva competed in several
World Cup
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and
Grand Prix Series. She had her highest placement finishing 9th in the all-around at the
2016 Baku World Cup. She then finished 13th in the all-around at the
2016 European Championships. She was unable to compete at the
2016 Rio Olympics
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as Bulgaria qualified only 1 individual rhythmic gymnast that went to
Neviana Vladinova who earned her Olympic qualifications at the
2015 World Championships.
2017 season
In 2017 Season, Taseva made her breakthrough at the
2017 Kyiv Grand Prix where she finished 4th in the all-around and won the gold medal in ball final. She then competed at the
2017 Marbella Grand Prix where she finished 6th in the all-around and qualified to 3 apparatus final. At the
2017 Pesaro World Cup, Taseva finished 5th in the all-around ahead of teammate
Neviana Vladinova. She also qualified to all the event finals finishing 4th in hoop, 5th in ball, 6th in ribbon and 8th in clubs. The following week, at the
2017 Tashkent World Cup, Taseva made her World Cup breakthrough, where she won her first all-around medal, a bronze, and in addition, a silver with clubs and a bronze with ball. At the
2017 Sofia World Cup, Taseva won another all-around medal, a silver, behind teammate
Neviana Vladinova. In the finals, she also won a bronze with ribbon. At the
2017 European Championships, Taseva, along with Vladinova and the Bulgarian junior group (Maria Spasova, Bilyana Vezirska, Bilyana Pisova, Boyana Gelova and Galateya Gerova) won the team all-around bronze medal, behind
Russia
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and
Belarus
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. In the finals she also won a silver with ribbon and placed fourth with hoop. On August 5–7, Taseva finished 6th in the all-around behind teammate
Neviana Vladinova at the
2017 Minsk World Challenge Cup, she qualified in 3 apparatus finals and won finished 6th in ball, 5th in both ribbon, and clubs. On August 11–13, Taseva again finished 6th in the all-around behind Vladinova at the
2017 Kazan World Challenge Cup, she qualified in 3 apparatus finals and finished 6th in ball, 5th in clubs, ribbon. On August 30 - September 3, Taseva and
Neviana Vladinova represented in the individual competitions for Bulgaria at the
2017 World Championships in
Pesaro, Italy; she placed 8th in qualifications and finished 10th in the all-around final. On November 5–6, Taseva competed at the
2017 Dalia Kutkaite Cup finishing 5th in the all-around.
2018 season
In 2018 season, due to Vladinova's injury; Taseva became Bulgaria's leading rhythmic gymnast. She began her season at Baltic Hoop International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament in
Riga, Latvia, finishing 3rd in all-around. She won gold with hoop and ribbon at the events finals. On March 17–19, Taseva competed at the
2018 Kyiv Grand Prix where she won the silver medal in the all-around behind
Ekaterina Selezneva
Ekaterina Sergeevna Selezneva (russian: Екатери́на Серге́евна Селезнёва, ''Yekaterina Sergeyevna Seleznyova''; born May 18, 1995 in Pushkino, Pushkinsky District, Moscow Oblast) is a Russian individual rhythmic gym ...
, she qualified in 3 apparatus finals: taking the silver with ball, ribbon and bronze with clubs. On March March 24–25, Taseva finished 4th in the all-around at the
2018 Thiais Grand Prix behind teammate
Boryana Kaleyn
Boryana Nikolaeva Kaleyn ( bg, Боряна Николаева Калейн; born 23 August 2000) is a Bulgarian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 European Champion with Ball, Ribbon and in the Team competition, Twice (2021 & 2022 ...
. on March 30-April 1, Taseva began the world cup events competing at the
2018 Sofia World Cup finishing 4th in the all-around behind Israel's
Linoy Ashram
Linoy Ashram ( he, לינוי אשרם; born ) is a retired Israeli individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic All-around Champion, the 2018 World All-around silver medalist, two-time (2017, 2019) World All-around bronze medalist, the ...
, she qualified in all the finals and bagged individual medals with gold in clubs, silver in hoop, ribbon and bronze in ball. On April 13–15, Taseva won the silver medal in the all-around at the
2018 Pesaro World Cup behind
Dina Averina
Dina Alekseyevna Averina ( rus, Дина Алексеевна Аверина, , ˈdʲinə ɐˈvʲerʲɪnə; born 13 August 1998) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic All-around silver medalist, the only four-time ( ...
, she qualified to all apparatus finals; taking silver with ribbon, bronze with hoop, clubs and finished 4th in ball. On April 27–29, Taseva competed in a World Challenge Cup event at the
2018 Baku World Cup where she won finished 4th in the all-around behind Belarusian newcomer
Anastasiia Salos
Anastasiia Maksimovna Salos ( be, Настасся Максімаўна Салас; russian: Анастасия Максимовна Салос; born 18 February 2002) is an individual rhythmic gymnast representing Belarus. She is the 2020 Europ ...
, she qualified in 2 apparatus finals finishing 4th in ball and 7th in hoop.
2021 season
Taseva represented
Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics and finished first in the qualification for
the individual all-around, making her the fourth reserve for the all-around final. On August 6, right after her
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performance, Katrin announced her retirement from competitive sport on her Instagram profile.
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Competitive highlights
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1997 births
Living people
People from Samokov
Bulgarian rhythmic gymnasts
Gymnasts at the 2019 European Games
European Games medalists in gymnastics
European Games silver medalists for Bulgaria
European Games bronze medalists for Bulgaria
Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
Olympic gymnasts of Bulgaria
Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Sofia Province
20th-century Bulgarian women
21st-century Bulgarian women