Desislava Balabanova

Desislava Balabanova (Bulgarian: Десислава Балабанова; born November 25, 1988 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian sport shooter.[1] Balabanova represented Bulgaria at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in two rifle shooting events. She placed twenty-sixth out of forty-seven shooters in the women's 10 m air rifle, with a total score of 393 points.[2] Nearly a week later, Balabanova competed for her second event, 50 m rifle 3 positions, where she was able to shoot 192 targets in a kneeling position, and 191 each in prone and in standing, for a total score of 574 points, finishing only in twenty-eighth place.[3]

Desislava Balabanova
Personal information
Nationality Bulgaria
Born (1988-11-25) 25 November 1988
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)10 m air rifle (AR40)
50 m rifle 3 positions (STR3X20)

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Desislava Balabanova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. "Women's 10m Air Rifle Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. "Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Qualification". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.


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