Maria Kitkarska

Maria Kitkarska (born 13 July 1995 in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria) is a rhythmic gymnast competing for Canada. She is the 2010 Canadian junior all-around champion and 2012 Canadian Senior all-around champion.

Maria Kitkarska
Full nameMaria Kitkarska
Nickname(s)Kitkat, Mimi
Country represented Canada
Born (1995-07-13) 13 July 1995
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
HometownBlagoevgrad
ResidenceMontreal, Quebec, Canada
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubQuesto
Assistant coach(es)Lidia Joukova
Retired2014
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 GlasgowTeam
Pacific Rim Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 RichmondTeam

Career

Kitkarska is the 2010 Canadian junior champion and competed at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games finishing 11th in qualifications. She debuted as a senior in 2011 and has competed at the 2011 World Championships and finished 6th in all-around at the 2011 Pan American Games. She became the Canadian National all-around champion in 2012 and finished second (in 2013, 2014) behind Patricia Bezzoubenko. She competed with Canadian Team (Patricia Bezzoubenko, Annabelle Kovacs) at the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships where they won the Team silver medal. She was member of the Canadian Team that won a gold medal in the team event (with teammates Patricia Bezzoubenko and Annabelle Kovacs) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Kitkarska finished 7th in the all-around finals.[1] She completed her career at the end of the 2014 season.

Personal life

Kitkarska speaks three languages French, Bulgarian, English

References
  1. Hayakawa, Michael (25 July 2014). "Thornhill's Bezzoubenko golden at Commonwealth Games". yorkregion.com. Retrieved 27 July 2014.


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