Krassimira Filipova (born 2 February 1949) is a former Bulgarian

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 ...

. She was a leading athlete in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s.

Career

In 1967 she was at the

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held in

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where she obtained a bronze medal in the free hands final and was 7th in the individual All-Around event. In 1971, at the

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, she won the silver medal with hoop, the bronze with rope, and was 4th place in the individual All-Around competition and in the ribbon final. In the

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in 1973, she was again 4th in the All-Around competition and won the silver medal in the hoop final; she in addition to 5th place with ball and 6th with rope. Filipova was a national competitor for 11 years, and then became

Neshka Robeva Neshka Stefanova Robeva ( bg, Нешка Стефанова Робева; born 26 May 1946) is a Bulgarian former Rhythmic Gymnast and coach. Biography Born in Rousse, Robeva graduated from the Bulgarian State Choreography School in "Bulgarian ...

's assistant, and this experience marked an 18-year career as a national assistant coach, in the period from 1980 to 1998. The Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics star graduated from UNSS , and later in 1972 and the coaching school at VIF (NSA). Six years later, she began to be famous as a Bulgarian judge, and is also the current Chairman of the Judges' Commission at the BFHG.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Filipova, Krassimira 1949 births Living people Bulgarian rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts from Sofia Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships