Kristina Rangelova-Yankova ( bg, Кристина Рангелова; born 24 January 1985 in

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) is a

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. Olympic medalist

2004 Athens The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, World Champion 2005 Baku and Europe Champion 2003

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. She has a Master Degree in Sports Management and Bachelor's Degree in Rhythmic Gymnastics.

Career

Rangelova began her training at the tender age of just 4 years old. As a child she dreamed of becoming a world champion and along with that collecting photos of famous gymnasts.
She is multiple champion of

and also champion of international tournaments. 1999 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in

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Rangelova made her official debut, as a 14-year-old, where she took the Silver medal all around with 5 Ribbons.

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the

n rhythmic gymnastics team took 7th place in the final group all-around with the final score of (38.432), for five clubs (19.166), for 2 hoops and 3 Ribbons (19.266).

2003 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships The 19th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships were held in Riesa, Germany, from 04 to 6 April 2003 37 groups and 17 individual gymnasts took part in this European Championships. Medals were contested in three disciplines: senior groups, juni ...

in Germany the team won a gold medal in the finals with 3 Hoops and 2 Balls, silver medal in the finals with 5 Ribbons and a silver medal in all around; this is the best result in the past 16 years for Bulgarian groups.

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, Rangelova pulled off the second highest score both in 5 Ribbons and in 3 Hoops and 2 Clubs to hand the

ns a silver medal in the group all-around with the final score of (50.175), and a qualifying ticket to her second Olympics.Group results

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, Rangelova competed for the

n women's rhythmic gymnastics team in the group all-around, after receiving a qualifying berth from the World Championships. Teaming with Zhaneta Ilieva, Eleonora Kezhova, Zornitsa Marinova, and twin sisters

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and

Vladislava Tancheva Vladislava Tancheva ( bg, Владислава Танчева ; born 18 May 1987 in Varna) is a retired Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She contributed to a silver medal effort for the Bulgarian squad in the group all-around at the 2003 World Rhythmi ...

in the competition, Rangelova performed a double routine using 5 Ribbons (23.400) and a combination of 3 Hoops and 2 Balls (25.200) to deliver the

n squad a first in the history Bronze medal with a score of (48.600). Kristina Rangelova Olympic Games Athens 2004

Kristina was the flag bearer for Bulgaria during the closing ceremony. 2005 World Championships in

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, the

n group finished in 1st place with 5 Ribbons in the finals with a score of (14.475).

Life after gymnastics

After 2005 World Championships in

, Rangelova was determined to continue on with her passion and sporting career, together with all girls, from her team. Rangelova began to study in

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, where she completed a Bachelor's Degree in 2011 and Sports Management Master's Degree in 2019 a
In 2006 Rangelova marrie
Petar Yankov
a Bulgarian stunt performer and had a daughter, named Nikita in 2007. Seven months after she returned to the sport with all her girls from her team after two years taken some time out to compete in the World Championships. This is the first case in the history of rhythmic gymnastics, the Bulgarian team with Rangelova took 7th and 4th place in World Championships in Mie 2009, Japan. She also captured the gold medal for the Bulgarian team in the group all-around tournament at the 2009 French Grand Prix Series in

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.
World Cup 2009 in Kiev, Ukraine Bronze medal,
World Cup 2009 in Pesaro, Italy Silver and bronze medals,
World Cup 2009 Portimao, Portugal Silver medal,
World Cup 2009 Budapest, Hungary Gold and Silver medals
2009 Kristina Rangelova terminated her sporting career for second and last time.
In 2010 Rangelova, gave birth to her second daughter named Dalia in

. As from 2012 Rangelova now lives in

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with her family and set up her very ow
Elite Rhythmic Gymnastics Club
in

. She is currently a judge in rhythmic gymnastics an
National Performance Coach

References

External links

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Bulgarian Olympians Association: Athens 2004 Rhythmic Gymnastics Bronze Medalists
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Career

Life after gymnastics

See also

References

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