Kristina Guiourova ( bg, Кристина Гюрова; born 17 February 1959 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 h ...

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) is a former individual

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. She is the 1977 World All-around bronze medalist.

Career

In 1977, Guiourova competed at the 1977 World Championships and won bronze medals in the all-around and hoop. She repeated her success at the 1979 World Championships in

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include a gold in rope and silver in ribbon. She left her native

for Italy where she got married. She has a daughter Julieta Cantaluppi who is also Rhythmic gymnast but competes for

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* * 1959 births Living people Gymnasts from Sofia Bulgarian rhythmic gymnasts Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Bulgarian emigrants to Italy {{Bulgaria-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub