Tsvetelina Stoyanova

Tsvetelina Yordanova Stoyanova (Bulgarian: Цветелина Йорданова Стоянова; born 13 September 1994 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2008 European Junior bronze medalist in rope. She won the gold medal in the Group-all around the 2014 World Championships.

Tsvetelina Stoyanova
Full name	Tsvetelina Yordanova Stoyanova
Nickname(s)	Tsveti
Country represented	Bulgaria
Born	13 September 1994 Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)/5'6"
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2006 - 2016
Club	Levski Iliana
Head coach(es)	Ina Ananieva
Assistant coach(es)	Daniela Velcheva
Medal record International Gymnastics Competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 1 2 1 European Championships 1 0 1 Grand Prix 2 5 5 World Cup 11 16 6 Total 15 23 13 Representing  Bulgaria Group Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships 2014 Izmir Group All-around 2014 Izmir 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons 2015 Stuttgart Group All-around 2015 Stuttgart 6 Clubs + 2 Hoops European Championships 2014 Baku 10 Clubs 2014 Baku 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons Junior European Championships 2008 Torino Rope

Career

Stoyanova is member of the Bulgarian National team since 2006 and competed in international competitions since 2008. Stoyanova is a veteran and competed in numerous world championships, including at the 2014 World Championships where she was member of the Bulgarian Group that won gold in the group all-around and silver in 3 Balls/2 Ribbons. She competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku. At the 2015 World Championships, the Bulgarian group won a silver in group all-around and bronze medal in 6 Clubs/2 Hoops.[1]

Accident

In June 2016, Stoyanova survived a high fall - she fell from the sixth floor of her apartment in Sofia just a few days after withdrawing from training due to health problems. She was severely injured and underwent multiple surgeries, including having her spleen removed.[2][3][4] She was taken out of intensive care in August 2016 and will continue rehabilitation.[5] Her rhythm gymnastic teammates dedicated their bronze medal in the group all-around competition at the Rio 2016 Olympics to Stoyanova.[6] Stoyanova left the hospital in September,[7] and had her first public appearance in five months by attending the rhythm gymnastics' team farewell show at Arena Armeec in November.[8]

References

1. "2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships athletes - Tsvetelina Stoyanova". Longinestiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
2. "Gymnastics golden girl Tsvetelina Stoyanova in critical condition after fall from 6th floor". Standart. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
3. "Suicidal gymnast Tsveti Stoyanova had depression and withdrew from the team herself". Standart. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
4. "Bulgarian Authorities Confirm Rhythmic Gymnastics Athlete Attempted Suicide - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". Novinite. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
5. "Гимнастичката Цветелина Стоянова ще бъде изведена от реанимация". Dnevnik. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
6. "Bulgaria with Bronze Medal after Impressive Performance in Rio Rhythmic Gymnastics". Novinite. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
7. Bulgarian Rhythmics Gymnastics Athlete Leaves Hospital after Balcony Incident
8. Гимнастичката Цвети Стоянова изправи Арена Армеец на крака! (ВИДЕО)

External links

• Tsvetelina Stoyanova at the International Gymnastics Federation