Diliana Georgieva

Diliana Georgieva (Bulgarian: Диляна Георгиева; born 18 February 1965) is a Bulgarian retired rhythmic gymnast. She was one of the Golden Girls of Bulgaria that dominated Rhythmic Gymnastics in the 1980s.

Diliana Georgieva
Country represented	Bulgaria
Born	(1965-02-18) 18 February 1965 Pazardzhik
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Club	Levski Club
Medal record Representing Bulgaria Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships 1983 Strasbourg All-around 1983 Strasbourg Clubs 1983 Strasbourg Ribbon 1985 Valladolid All-around 1985 Valladolid Rope 1985 Valladolid Ball 1985 Valladolid Clubs 1983 Strasbourg Ball 1985 Valladolid Ribbon European Championships 1984 Vienna Clubs 1984 Vienna Ribbon 1984 Vienna All-around

Biography

Diliana Georgieva was selected for the Bulgarian national team as a native of Pazardzhik. Her breakthrough was at the 1983 World Championships in Strasbourg, when she won the gold medal in the all-around, against her teammates and in the apparatus finals she again won titles for clubs and ribbon finals.

In 1984, Georgieva placed third at the 1984 European Championships but won the gold medal in clubs and ribbon finals. She was highly favored to win the all-around but missed competing at the 1984 Olympics Games because of the Eastern-bloc boycott. She then went on to win her second all-around gold medal at the 1985 World Championships. She also won a bronze medal for ribbon and a gold medal for ball, clubs and rope in the event finals.

In 1985, Diliana Georgieva retired and married Bulgarian pentathlon champion Vladimir Klintcharov.

In fiction

• In the shōjo manga Hikari no Densetsu, Georgieva is one of the biggest inspirations for the protagonist, the aspirant gymnast Hikari Kamijou.

External links

• Diliana Georguieva at the International Gymnastics Federation
• http://sporta.bg/?id=257&load=OtherSports::Champion ( Golden Girls of Bulgaria )