Paulina Nikolova née Kratseva (born 3 June) is a retired Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast and coach. She was a double gold medalist at the World Championships.
| Paulina Nikolova | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 June | |||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Iliya Dyakov | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editPaulina was a member of the Bulgarian national senior group that won All-Around gold at the 1983 World Championships in Strasbourg.[1] Two years later the group retained the medal at the 1985 World Championships in Valladolid.[2][3]
After her retirement from the sport she had three children with former football player, who represented Bulgaria at the 1986 World Cup, Iliya Dyakov: Paola, Denis and Stiliana who is a successful rhythmic gymnast.[4][5] In 1993 Polina moved, with her family, to Cairo after she received a contract as a rhythmic gymnastics coach at the New Giza club, where she still works along her daughter Paola.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "11. World Championships in Strasbourg, France (10.-11. November 1983)". www.rsg.net. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "12. World Championships in Valladolid, Spain (10.-13. October 1985)". www.rsg.net. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Приказка от Египет - историята на най-новото златно момиче на България". www.24chasa.bg. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "I am...Stiliyana Nikolova". bnt.bg.
- ^ БГ, БОРБА (2016-05-03). "Стиляна Николова отново донесе шампионско злато на "Етър Елит"". Вестник Борба - областен всекидневник, Велико Търново (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Стиляна Николова с лична изповед в "Търси се..." тази неделя от 12:30 ч. по bTV". bTV Media Group - bTV. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ Постникова, Татьяна. "Медаль чемпионата мира досталась необычной гимнастке. Выглядит как ребёнок, но ей уже 17!". www.championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-06-19.