Valentina Kevliyan (or Valentina Kevlian, bg, Валентина Кевлиян; born 11 March 1978 in
Plovdiv
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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
Ina Deltcheva ( bg, Ина Делчева; born 20 July 1977 in Plovdiv; alternate transliteration: Ina Delcheva) is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She won a silver medal in the group all-around at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer ...
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Maria Koleva
Maria Koleva (Bulgarian: ''Мария Колева'', born 2 October 1940) is a Bulgarian writer and independent film-maker who lives and works in France. Koleva is also credited as a producer, film-editor and cinematographer.
Life and career
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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:
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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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References
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1978 births
Living people
Bulgarian rhythmic gymnasts
Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic gymnasts for Bulgaria
Sportspeople from Plovdiv
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