Mihaela Maevska
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| — Gymnast — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
October 4, 1990 Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | senior elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Levski Iliana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Ina Ananieva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mihaela Maevska-Velichkova (Bulgarian Cyrillic: Михаела Маевска-Величкова) (born 4 October 1990 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian Group rhythmic gymnast. She was part of the Bulgarian winning team that won gold at the 2014 World Championships in Group all-around and was one of the 2011 World Group all-around bronze medalists.
Career
Maevska has been practicing gymnastics since the age of 7, when she was a first grader.[1] In June 2014, she and her fellow gymnasts from the Bulgarian group won a gold medal in the 10 clubs event of the 2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships.[2] In September 2014, Maevska and her teammates won gold in the group all-around at the 2014 World Championships, a milestone success, as this occurred 17 years after the Bulgarian group had last claimed gold - at the 1996 World Championships. The team also earned a silver medal in 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons at the 2014 event.[3]
On 22 December 2014, Maevska and the other members of the national gymnastics squad were chosen as the team of the year in Bulgarian sport.[4]
In 2016, Maevska was part of the Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics team that competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] The team won bronze.[6] Maevska was the flag bearer for Bulgaria during the closing ceremony.[7]
References
- ↑ Тодоров, Найден (30 September 2011). "Новите златни момичета без трика и без тайни" (in Bulgarian). 24chasa.bg. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "Грациите ни покориха европейския връх! Ансамбълът ни спечели на бухалки" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "Bulgaria Wins Gold at Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship". Novinite. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ Георгиев, Димитър (22 December 2014). "Гимнастичките ни отнесоха Лудогорец (СНИМКИ)" (in Bulgarian). Livesport.bg. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ↑ "MAEVSKA Mihaela". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-22.