Stiliana Nikolova

Stiliana Nikolova (Bulgarian: Стиляна Николова, born 22 August 2005 in Cairo, Egypt) is a Bulgarian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 European junior champion with ribbon and silver medalist with ball. On national level, she is a two-time (2019, 2020) Bulgarian Junior All-Around champion.

Stiliana Nikolova
Nickname(s)Stili
Country represented Bulgaria
Born (2005-08-22) August 22, 2005
Cairo, Egypt [1]
HometownSofia, Bulgaria
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelJunior international elite
Years on national team2020-present
ClubEtar Elit
Head coach(es)Valentina Ivanova, Rayna Tosheva [2]
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Junior European Championships
2020 KyivRibbon
2020 KyivBall

Personal life

Stiliana's father, Iliya Dyakov was a football player who represented Bulgaria at the 1986 Football World Cup in Mexico. Her mother, Paulina Nikolova, was a group rhythmic gymnast, competing for Bulgaria and is the 1985 World Group All-Around champion. Stiliana has one sister, Paola, and a brother, Denis.

Career

Junior

She competed at the 2019 Bulgarian Junior National Championships where she won gold medal in All-around, Ball and Ribbon final, and silver medal in Rope and Clubs final.[3] She competed at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Moscow, Russia where she placed 8th in Team competition and 16th in Clubs qualifications.

In 2020, she became Bulgarian Junior National All-Around champion once again, won gold medal with Ball, Clubs and Ribbon, and bronze medal with Rope. She competed at the International Tournament in Moscow, where she and her teammate Eva Brezalieva tok 2nd place in Team competition. She also won gold medal in All-around at the International Tournament Corbeil-Essonnes in France. In finals, she placed 1st with Rope and Ball and 3rd with Ribbon. She competed at the 2020 Junior European Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine and qualified to two apparatus finals. She won gold medal with Ribbon and silver medal with Ball.[4]

References
  1. "Stliana Nikolova/Birth Place". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. "Stliana Nikolova/Coach". International Gymnastics Federation.
  3. "Николова Стиляна" (in Russian).
  4. "Gold, silver and bronze for Bulgarian rhythmic gymnasts from contest in Ukraine" (in Bulgarian). 28 November 2020.
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