Boryana Kaleyn

Boryana Nikolaeva Kaleyn (Bulgarian: Боряна Николаева Калейн; born 23 August 2000) is a Bulgarian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2018 World team silver medalist, and the 2019 European Championships bronze medalist in ball and ribbon. At the junior level she is the 2014 European Junior ball bronze medalist. She is a 2-time Bulgarian National Champion.

Boryana Kaleyn
Full nameBoryana Nikolaeva Kaleyn
Alternative name(s)Boriana Kaleyn
Nickname(s)Bubi,[1] Buba
Country represented Bulgaria
Born (2000-08-23) 23 August 2000
Sofia, Bulgaria
HometownSofia
ResidenceSofia
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Years on national team2011 – present
ClubLevski Triadiza
Head coach(es)Branimira Markova
Assistant coach(es)Mariana Pamukova
World ranking11 WC 19 WCC (2017 Season) [2]
Medal record
International Gymnastics Competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 1 0
European Championships 0 0 3
Grand Prix Final 1 2 2
FIG World Cup 0 5 7
Total 1 8 12
Representing  Bulgaria
Rhythmic Gymnastics
World Championships
2018 SofiaTeam
European Championships
2019 Baku Team
2019 Baku Ball
2019 Baku Ribbon
Grand Prix Final
2020 BrnoClubs
2020 BrnoRibbon
2020 BrnoAll-Around
2019 BrnoHoop
2019 BrnoBall
Junior European Championships
2014 BakuBall

Career

Junior

Kaleyn started rhythmic gymnastics at age 6 and began appearing in international junior competitions in 2008. She has competed in the Junior World Cup and the Junior Grand Prix events. On June 10–16, 2014, Kaleyn competed at the 2014 European Junior Championships with Team Bulgaria (together with Erika Zafirova and Katerina Marinova) finishing 4th, Kaleyn qualified 1 apparatus final and won the bronze medal in ball. Kaleyn won the all-around bronze at the 2015 Sofia Junior World Cup.

Senior

Kaleyn debuted as a senior in the 2016 season, she finished 10th in the all-around at the Baltic Hoop International tournament. In her next event she finished 4th in the all-around at the Lisbon Senior International Tournament, she qualified for all the apparatus finals taking silver in hoop, ribbon, clubs and silver in ball. She then finished 10th in the all-around at the Corbeil-Essonnes Cup.[3]

In the 2017 season, Kaleyn competed at the Moscow senior International Tournament where she made a breakthrough winning silver in the all-around.[4] She won bronze in the all-around at the 2017 Bulgarian National Championships behind Neviana Vladinova and Katrin Taseva who took the gold and silver medals respectively. She then competed at the 2017 Tashkent World Cup finishing 4th in the all-around behind teammate Katrin Taseva and qualified to 3 event finals taking bronze in clubs and placed 7th in hoop and ball. Her next competition was at the 2017 Baku World Cup where she finished 9th in the all-around behind Nicol Zelikman. On May 3–7, Kaleyn won gold in the all-around at the MT Sofia Cup. On May 12–1, Kaleyn competed at the 2017 World Challenge Cup in Portimao where she finished 4th in the all-around behind Victoria Veinberg Filanovsky, she qualified to 3 event finals taking bronze in clubs, finished 5th in hoop and 6th in ball. Kaleyn competed at the quadrennial held 2017 World Games in Wrocław, Poland from July 20 to 30, however she did not advance to any of the apparatus finals.

In the 2018 season, Kaleyn participated at the 2018 Grand Prix Moscow, finishing 10th in the all-around. She qualified to 3 finals, winning gold with ball, silver with hoop and bronze with ribbon.[5] On March 30 – April 1, Kaleyn began the World Cup events competing at the 2018 Sofia World Cup finishing 6th in the all-around, she qualified in 2 apparatus finals, taking bronze in hoop and finishing 5th in ball. On March 23–25, Kaleyn competed at the 2018 Grand Prix Thiais, where she won the bronze medal in the all-around competition ahead of teammate Katrin Taseva. In the apparatus finals she won bronze with ball, clubs, finished 5th in hoop and 9th in ribbon. On April 20–22, at the 2018 Tashkent World Cup, Kaleyn finished 9th in the all-around and qualified to 2 apparatus finals: she won bronze in hoop and finished 8th in ribbon. On April 27–29, Kaleyn competed in a World Challenge Cup event at the 2018 Baku World Cup where she finished 9th in the all-around, she qualified in 2 apparatus finals taking silver in clubs and finished 4th in hoop. At the 2018 World Championships, held in her hometown of Sofia, Kaleyn won a silver medal with the Bulgarian team.

Kaleyn started her 2019 season competing at the GCP Lisbon senior International Tournament where she ranked 5th in the all-around. She qualified to 2 finals, winning gold with hoop and bronze with ball.[6] On March 28 – April 1, she competed at the 2019 Grand Prix Thiais, where she placed 4th in the all-around behind Arina Averina, Linoy Ashram, and Dina Averina. She qualified for 3 apparatus finals, winning silver with ribbon and placing 5th with ball and 8th with hoop. Kaleyn then competed at the 2019 Pesaro World Cup, winning her first World Cup all-around medal by finishing in 3rd place behind Dina and Arina Averina. She qualified for 3 apparatus finals, winning silver in ball, placing 4th in hoop, and 5th in clubs. At the 2019 Tashkent World Cup, Kaleyn won silver in the all-around and qualified to all 4 apparatus finals; she won silver with ball and ribbon and finished 7th with clubs and 8th with hoop. On April 16–19, she competed in the 2019 European Championships with her teammates Katrin Taseva and Neviana Vladinova, with whom she won the bronze medal in the team event. She qualified for 3 apparatus finals, winning bronze in ball and ribbon and placing 7th with hoop.

Routine music information
Year Apparatus Music title
2020 Hoop Kakamora from Moana by Mark Mancina
Ball Vecherai Rado by Slavi Trifonov
Clubs 3 to Tango by Pitbull
Ribbon Enter Sandman by New Orleans Band
2019 Hoop The Phantom of the Opera by Prague Cello Quartet
Ball I'm Trouble by Linda Roan
Clubs (first) The Road by Havasi
Clubs (Second) I'm so Excited (instrumental) by Retro Spectres
Ribbon Dance of Curse by Yoko Kanno
2018 Hoop You Don't Own Me by Grace, G-Eazy
Ball Can You Hear Me by Mariana Popova, Orlin Goranov
Clubs Fireplaces Escape (Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1) by Alexandre Desplat
Ribbon Kairos by Derek Hough
2017 Hoop You Don't Own Me by Grace, G-Eazy
Ball Complici by Musica Nuda
Clubs Into The Void by Nine Inch Nails
Ribbon Gitanos by Csilla Szentpéteri

Competitive highlights

(Team competitions in seniors are held only at the World Championships, Europeans and other Continental Games.)

International: Senior
Year Event AA Team Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
2019
Grand Prix Brno5th2nd3rd
European Championships3rd7th3rd3rd
World Cup Tashkent2nd8th2nd7th2nd
World Cup Pesaro3rd4th2nd5th
2018
World Championships2nd4th6th
Kazan World Cup4th3rd6th4th7th
Baku World Cup9th4th2nd
Tashkent World Cup9th3rd8th
Grand Prix Thiais3rd5th3rd3rd9th
Sofia World Cup6th3rd5th
Grand Prix Moscow10th2nd1st3rd
2017World Games
World Challenge Cup in Portimao4th5th6th3rd
MT Sofia Cup1st2nd1st1st1st
World Cup Baku9th7th
World Cup Tashkent4th7th7th3rd
Alina International Tournament2nd
2016Corbeil-Essonnes Cup10th
International Tournament of Lisbon4th2nd2nd2nd2nd
Baltic Hoop10th
International: Junior
Year Event AA Team Ball Ribbon Hoop Clubs
2014European Junior Championships4th3rd
National
Year Event AA Team Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
2019Bulgarian Championships1st1st2nd1st3rd
2017Bulgarian Championships3rd2nd3rd2nd1st
Q = Qualifications (Did not advance to Event Final due to the 2 gymnast per country rule, only Top 8 highest score);
WR = World Record; WD = Withdrew; NT = No Team Competition; OC = Out of Competition(competed but scores not counted for qualifications/results)

References
  1. https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=2188&fbclid=IwAR0-w2eBCncmUpWHEG8ET6h6F7yabV9v47QYju1iI6DMNRdOTkBGudlzLGM
  2. "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics". International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. "2Boryana Kaleyn – new hope for BUL rhythmic gymnastics". bitelevision. 20 September 1996. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  4. "Сензационна Боряна Калейн спечели сребро на турнира в Москва!". topsport.bg. 17 February 2017.
  5. http://giocosathequeen.altervista.org/moscow-grand-prix-2018/?doing_wp_cron=1521915996.5104439258575439453125
  6. http://www.lisbonrg.pt/pdf/results/juniors_seniors_finals.pdf
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