Maria Koleva ( bg, Мария Колева; born 10 August 1977 in
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...
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Bulgaria
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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 ...
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At the 1996 Olympic Games, held in Atlanta, she won a silver medal as part of the Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics group (along with teammates
Ina Delcheva,
Valentina Kevlian,
Maya Tabakova
Maya Tabakova (or Maja Tabakova; bg, Мая Табакова; born 11 May 1978 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast.
At the 1996 Olympic Games, held in Atlanta, she won a silver medal as part of the Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics group (alo ...
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Ivelina Taleva
Ivelina Taleva ( bg, Ивелина Талева, born 25 March 1977) is a Bulgarian gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a silver medal in the rhythmic Rhythmic may refer to:
* Related to rhythm
* Rhy ...
and
Viara Vatashka
Vyara Vatashka (also spelled Viara Vatashka, Bulgarian: Вяра Ваташка; 20 February 1980, Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian gymnast.
She took the Olympic silver medal in gymnastics at the 1996 summer olympics – women's rhythmic grou ...
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1977 births
Living people
Bulgarian rhythmic gymnasts
Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic gymnasts for Bulgaria
Gymnasts from Sofia
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