Mariya Mateva (born 1 June 1994) is a former Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She represented her country at international level.

Personal life

Born in Burgas, Bulgaria, her hobbies are music, painting. Mateva speaks Bulgarian and English.

Career

Junior

Mateva first big competition was the 2008 Junior European Championship in Turin, where she performed with ribbon, ending 4th in the apparatus final.

Senior

Mariya competed at the 2010 World Championship in Moscow, where she performed with rope and ribbon not advancing to any final and taking 7th place in the team competition. 2014 saw her performing at the World Cup in Sofia, reaching the 9th place in the clubs' final, the European Championship where she was 11th in the All-Around, and the World Championship helping Bulgaria to finish 7th in the team final and she reached the 14th place in the All-Around final. Mateva competed in three World Cup stages in 2015,

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where she ending the All-Around in 19th, Tashkent where she was 4th in the ball final, and

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, where she didn't reach finals and was 17th in the All-Around. In September she took part in the World Championship finishing 24th in the All-Around and 7th in the team competition.

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, a curvature of the spine, lead to her being dropped from the Bulgarian squad in February 2016 by national coach Efrosina Angelova taking her by surprise and making it her official retirement from the sport.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mateva, Mariya 1994 births Living people Bulgarian rhythmic gymnasts Sportspeople from Burgas European Games competitors for Bulgaria Gymnasts at the 2015 European Games