Maria Kitkarska (born 13 July 1995 in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria) 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 ...

competing for Canada. She is the 2010 Canadian junior all-around champion and 2012 Canadian Senior all-around champion.

Career

Kitkarska is the 2010 Canadian junior champion and competed at the

2010 Youth Olympic Games The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...

finishing 11th in qualifications. She debuted as a senior in 2011 and has competed at the 2011 World Championships and finished 6th in all-around at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

. She became the Canadian National all-around champion in 2012 and finished second (in 2013, 2014) behind

Patricia Bezzoubenko Patricia Bezzoubenko (born 21 February 1997) is a Canadian individual Elite rhythmic gymnast. She is a 4 time Canadian Senior National champion, 5 time Commonwealth Games Champion, Pan-American games medalist. She holds dual citizenship with Cana ...

. She competed with Canadian Team (

Annabelle Kovacs Annabelle Kovacs (born 20 April 1996) is a Canadian rhythmic gymnast. Career She competed with the Canadian team (Patricia Bezzoubenko, Maria Kitkarska) at the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships where they won the Team silver medal. Kovacs was a ...

) at the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships where they won the Team silver medal. She was member of the Canadian Team that won a gold medal in the team event (with teammates

and

) at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

in Glasgow. Kitkarska finished 7th in the all-around finals. She completed her career at the end of the 2014 season.

Personal life

Kitkarska speaks three languages

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

, English

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* * * * 1995 births Living people Bulgarian emigrants to Canada Canadian people of Bulgarian descent Canadian rhythmic gymnasts Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Gymnasts at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Gymnasts from Montreal Sportspeople from Blagoevgrad Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games {{Bulgaria-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub