Margarita Vasilieva (

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: Маргарита Василева; born 30 May 2005) is a

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 is world champion with the Bulgarian team in All-around at the world championship 2022 in Sofia and world champion in final with 3 ribbons+2balls. She won gold in the senior team competition at the

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Personal life

She started to train in rhythmic gymnastics when she was 7, encouraged by her mother. Her idol is former group captain

Simona Dyankova Simona Dyanova Dyankova ( bg, Симона Дянова Дянкова; born 7 December 1994) is a Bulgarian former group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic group all-around champion and the 2018 World 5 hoops champion. She is a two-time ...

and her goal is to become Olympic champion.

Career

Vasileva was selected for the Bulgarian junior group in 2017, winning medals internationally, but failing to do so in important meets such as the junior

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and

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Senior

In 2022, when the girls of the previous senior group retired after becoming Olympic champions, Vasileva became a starter in the two routines since the

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, where the group won silver in the All-Around and 3 ribbons + 2 balls and bronze with 5 hoops. She also took part in the stages of

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(bronze with 5 hoops and silver with 3 ribbons + 2 balls) and Cluji-Napoca (All-Around, 5 hoops and 3 ribbons + 2 balls gold). In June she was part of the group for the European Championship in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, she won gold in the senior team category along with

Vaya Draganova Vaya Draganova ( Bulgarian: Вая Драганова; born 25 September 2003) is a retired Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She is a 2022 European Champion in teams. Career Junior She started competing internationally in 2017 as an individual. ...

Zhenina Trashlieva Zhenina Trashileva ( Bulgarian: Женина Трашлиева; born 14 April 1997) is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She is world champion in All-Around with the Bulgarian team and world champion in the final with 3 ribbons+2 balls in 2022 Wor ...

Sofia Ivanova Sofia Ivanova ( Bulgarian: София Иванова; born 15 September 2005) is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She is a world champion with the Bulgarian team in World Championships 2022 in Sofia and world champion with 3 ribbons+2 balls. She is ...

Rachel Stoyanov Rachel Stoyanov is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She formerly represented North Macedonia in individual competition until 2021, when she joined the Bulgarian group. In 2022 she won gold medal with The Bulgarian team in All-around at the world cha ...

Kamelia Petrova Kamelia Petrova ( Bulgarian: Камелия Петрова; born 1 May 2006) is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She is world champion in All-around with the Bulgarian team at the world championship 2022 in Sofia and world champion in final with 3 ...

and the individuals

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) ...

and

Stiliana Nikolova Stiliana Nikolova ( bg, Стилияна Николова, born 22 August 2005 in Cairo, Egypt) is a Bulgarian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 World all-around bronze medalist and hoop, clubs, and ribbon silver medalist, and a two-t ...

References

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