Margarita Vasileva

Margarita Vasilieva (Bulgarian: Маргарита Василева; born 30 May 2005) is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She is world champion with the Bulgarian team in All-around at the world championship 2022 in Sofia and world champion in final with 3 ribbons+2balls. She won gold in the senior team competition at the 2022 European Championships.

Margarita Vasilieva
Маргарита Василева
Country represented Bulgaria
Born (2005-05-30) 30 May 2005
Sofia, Bulgaria
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2017-present
Head coach(es)Vesela Dimitrova
Assistant coach(es)Mihaela Maevska
Former coach(es)Rumyana Metodieva, Vyara Vatashka, Cvetelina Naydenova
ChoreographerMargarita Budinova
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 0 0
European Championships 1 0 0
FIG World Cup 4 4 2
Total 7 4 2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sofia Group All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sofia 3 ribbons+2 balls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tel Aviv Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 BakuTeam

Personal life

She started to train in rhythmic gymnastics when she was 7, encouraged by her mother. Her idol is former group captain Simona Dyankova and her goal is to become Olympic champion.[1]

Career

Vasileva was selected for the Bulgarian junior group in 2017,[2] winning medals internationally,[3][4] but failing to do so in important meets such as the junior European and World Championship.[5]

Senior

In 2022, when the girls of the previous senior group retired after becoming Olympic champions, Vasileva 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, Kamelia Petrova 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]

References
  1. "ХУДОЖЕСТВЕНА ГИМНАСТИКА И СРОДНИ СПОРТОВЕ • Виж темата - Маргарита Василева". www.rgym.info. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  2. "01.11.2017 г ЩАСТЛИВО НАЧАЛО НА ЛАГЕРА ЗА ДЕВОЙКИ-АНСAМБЪЛ В ЗАЛА "РАКОВСКИ"". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  3. "ТРИНАДЕСЕТ МЕДАЛА СПЕЧЕЛИХА БЪЛГАРСКИТЕ ГИМНАСТИЧКИ ОТ МТ "ЦАРИЦА МАРГАРИТА" ВЪВ ВАРНА. ЦАРИЦА МАРГАРИТА ВРЪЧИ НАГРАДИТЕ НА ПОБЕДИТЕЛКИТЕ В ЗАЛАТА". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  4. "АНСАМБЪЛ-ДЕВОЙКИ НА КОСЪМ ОТ МЕДАЛА НА ФИНАЛИТЕ С 5 ОБРЪЧА НА МЕЖДУНАРОДНИЯ ТУРНИР ЗА ДЕВОЙКИ В БАКУ". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  5. "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  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.
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