Maria Kitkarska (Bulgarian: Мария Киткарска) (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 name | Maria Kitkarska |
| Nickname(s) | Kitkat, Mimi |
| Country represented |  Canada |
| Born | 13 July 1995 Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria |
| Hometown | Blagoevgrad |
| Residence | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior International Elite |
| Club | Questo |
| Assistant coach(es) | Lidia Joukova |
| Retired | 2014 |
Medal record | |
Career
editKitkarska 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
editKitkarska speaks three languages French, Bulgarian, and English.
References
edit- ^ Hayakawa, Michael (25 July 2014). "Thornhill's Bezzoubenko golden at Commonwealth Games". yorkregion.com. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
External links
edit- Maria Kitkarska at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Maria Kitkarska at Team Canada
- Maria Kitkarska at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Maria Kitkarska at Olympedia
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