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Kamelia Petrova

Kamelia Petrova (Bulgarian: Камелия Петрова; born 1 May 2006) is a retired Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 World Group All-around champion, a two-time (2023, 2024) European Group All-around champion and a three-time (2022-2024) European Team champion. As a junior, she is the 2021 European Group All-around silver medalist.

Kamelia Petrova
Камелия Петрова
Petrova in 2024
Personal information
Country represented Bulgaria
Born (2006-05-01) 1 May 2006 (age 18)
Sofia, Bulgaria
HometownSofia
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2020-2024
ClubLevski
Head coach(es)Vesela Dimitrova
Assistant coach(es)Mihaela Maevska
Former coach(es)Eva Gogova, Valentina Simeonova, Vyara Vatashka, Cvetelina Naydenova
ChoreographerMargarita Budinova
Retiredyes
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 3 0 0
European Championships 5 1 0
Grand Prix Series 3 2 1
FIG World Cup 4 5 2
FIG European Cup 1 0 1
Junior European Championships 0 3 0
Total 16 11 4
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sofia Group All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sofia 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Gold medal – first place 2023 Valencia Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tel Aviv Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku Group All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest Group All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Baku 5 Hoops
European Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Baku 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Baku 5 Hoops
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Varna All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2021 Varna 5 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2021 Varna 5 Ribbons

Personal life

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She started practicing rhythmic gymnastics at the age of 6 along her sister encouraged by her mother, who's a former athlete. Kamelia's favorite school subject is maths. Her motto is "God loves the brave".[1]

Career

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Junior

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She was selected for the 2020-2021 junior group, along Kristiana Doycheva, Suzan Pouladian, Maria Stamenova, Gergana Trendafilova and Aleksandra Vasileva. In February they competed at the 2021 Moscow Grand Prix, winning all the silver medals. [2] Followed by a bronze with 5 balls at the Deleanu cup.[3] In June the team won 3 silver medals, All-Around (for the first time in 20 years),[4] 5 balls and 5 ribbons at the 2021 Junior European Championships.[5]

Senior

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In 2022, when the girls of the previous senior group retired after becoming Olympic champions, she became a starter in the two routines since the World Cup in Pesaro, where the group won silver in the All-Around and 3 ribbons + 2 balls and bronze with 5 hoops.[6] She also took part in the stages of Pamplona (bronze with 5 hoops and silver with 3 ribbons + 2 balls) and Cluji-Napoca (All-Around, 5 hoops and 3 ribbons + 2 balls gold).[7] In June she was part of the group for the European Championship in Tel Aviv, she won gold in the senior team category along with Vaya Draganova, Zhenina Trashlieva, Sofia Ivanova, Rachel Stoyanov, Margarita Vasileva and the individuals Boryana Kaleyn and Stiliana Nikolova. [8]

In 2023 the group started in Marbella, where she won the All-Around as well as the gold medals in the finals with 5 hoops and with 2 balls and 3 ribbons. Later they won All-Around silver at the World Cup in Athens, they won gold in the same category two weeks later in Sofia.[9] At the 2023 European Championships, held in Baku, she won gold medals in both Group All-around and Team competition. In 5 Hoops final, she won silver medal and placed 5th in 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls final.[10]

In March 2024 Kamelia and the group were 5th in the All-Around and 6th with 2 balls and 3 ribbons at the World Cup in Athens.[11] In April the girls won bronze in the All-Around and silver with 3 ribbons and 2 balls in Sofia.[12] In June, they won gold medal in the All-around at the 2024 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. They also won gold in Team event, together with Boryana Kaleyn, Elvira Krasnobaeva and Stiliana Nikolova. They placed 4th in 5 Hoops final and 8th in 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls final.[13]

In August she was selected for the Olympic Games in Paris, where Kamelia, Margarita Vasileva, Sofia Ivanova, Rachel Stoyanov and Magdalina Minevska, took 4th place in the final after making mistakes in the 5 hoops routine.[14] In October she announced she made the decision to retire along Vasileva, Minevska and Stoyanov.[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ХУДОЖЕСТВЕНА ГИМНАСТИКА И СРОДНИ СПОРТОВЕ • Виж темата - Камелия Петрова". www.rgym.info. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  2. ^ "ОСЕМ МЕДАЛА ЗА ДВА ДНИ - ТОВА Е РАВНОСМЕТКАТА ОТ СЪПЪТСТВАЩИЯ ГРАН ПРИ МЕЖДУНАРОДЕН ТУРНИР В МОСКВА - обобщение на турнира (снимки Валентина Иванова директно от Москва) автор на текста Юлиана Кесарова". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  3. ^ "АНСАМБЪЛ-ДЕВОЙКИ НА БЪЛГАРИЯ СПЕЧЕЛИ БРОНЗОВ МЕДАЛ ЗА СЪЧЕТАНИЕТО С 5 ТОПКИ НА 20-тия юбилеен МТ "ИРИНА ДЕЛЕАНУ КЪП"". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  4. ^ "АНСАМБЪЛ-ДЕВОЙКИ НА БЪЛГАРИЯ Е ЕВРОПЕЙСКИ ВИЦЕШАМПИОН ! СРЕБРО С БЛЯСЪКА НА ЗЛАТО СЛЕД ПОВЕЧЕ ОТ 20 ГОДИНИ ЗА НАШИТЕ МАЛКИ ЛЪВЧЕТА". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  5. ^ "СРЕБЪРНИ МАЛКИ БЪЛГАРСКИ ЛЪВЧЕТА". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  6. ^ "Осем Медала За България Спечелиха Българските Гимнастички От Световната Купа В Пезаро Италия".
  7. ^ "Четири титли и общо осем медала за България от Световната купа по художествена гимнастика в Клуж-Напока (обобщение)". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  8. ^ "ДЕВЕТ МЕДАЛА ЗА БЪЛГАРИЯ ОТ ШАМПИОНАТА НА ЕВРОПА В ТЕЛ АВИВ - ЧЕТИРИ ЗЛАТНИ, ДВА СРЕБЪРНИ И ТРИ БРОНЗОВИ". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  9. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  10. ^ "2023 European Championships Result Book" (PDF). europeangymnastics. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Седем медала за България от Световната купа в Гърция! 🥇🥈🥉🇧🇬". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  12. ^ "Пълен комплект медали от многобоя за България на Световната купа по художествена гимнастика в София". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  13. ^ "2024 European Championships Result Book" (PDF). europeangymnastics. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Group All-Around - Final results" (PDF). Olympics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Четири гимнастички напуснаха ансамбъла на България - Chernomore". www.chernomore.bg. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
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