Lyubomira Kazanova ( bg, Любомира Казанова; born 23 May 1996) is a

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n group

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 ...

Career

Kazanova was member of the Bulgarian group that competed at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

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. (Together with

Reneta Kamberova Reneta Petrova Kamberova ( bg, Ренета Петрова Камберова; born 12 September 1990 in Pazardzhik) is a Bulgarian Group rhythmic gymnast. She was a member of the Bulgarian winning team that won gold at the 2014 World Championsh ...

Mihaela Maevska Mihaela Maevska (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Михаела Маевска, born 4 October 1990 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian Group rhythmic gymnast. She was part of the Bulgarian group that won bronze in group all-around at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She also ...

Tsvetelina Naydenova Tsvetelina Naydenova ( bg, Цветелина Найденова; born ) is a Bulgarian group rhythmic gymnast. Career She represented her nation at international competitions. She participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also competed at ...

Hristiana Todorova Hristiana Todorova ( bg, Християна Тодорова; born 28 November 1994) is a Bulgarian politician and former group rhythmic gymnast. Career Todorova represented her nation at international competitions. She participated at the 201 ...

), they won the Group All-around bronze medal. They dedicated their medal to their teammate

Tsvetelina Stoyanova Tsvetelina Yordanova Stoyanova ( bg, Цветелина Йорданова Стоянова; born in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2008 European Junior bronze medalist in rope. She won the gold medal in the ...

, who had attempted to commit

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and fell from her apartment in Sofia.

Detailed Olympic results

Personal life

Her father Milko Kazanov competed in canoe sprint for Bulgaria and is a four-time Olympian 992-2004 He won a bronze medal in the K2 1000m at the

1996 Olympic Games 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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* * * 1996 births Living people Bulgarian gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Bulgaria Olympic medalists in gymnastics Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics {{Bulgaria-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub