Kamelia Petrova
Камелия Петрова
Country represented Bulgaria
Born (2006-05-01) 1 May 2006
Sofia, Bulgaria
HometownSofia
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2020-present
ClubLevski
Head coach(es)Vesela Dimitrova
Assistant coach(es)Mihaela Maevska
Former coach(es)Eva Gogova, Valentina Simeonova, Vyara Vatashka, Cvetelina Naydenova
ChoreographerMargarita Budinova
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 3 0 0
European Championships 3 1 0
Grand Prix 1 1 3
FIG World Cup 4 4 1
Junior European Championships 0 3 0
Total 11 9 4
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sofia Group All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sofia 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Gold medal – first place2023 ValenciaTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tel Aviv Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku Group All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku Team
Silver medal – second place2023 Baku5 Hoops
Junior European Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 VarnaAll-Around
Silver medal – second place2021 Varna5 Balls
Silver medal – second place2021 Varna5 Ribbons

Kamelia Petrova (Bulgarian: Камелия Петрова; born 1 May 2006) is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She is world champion in All-around with the Bulgarian team at the world championship 2022 in Sofia and world champion in final with 3 ribbons+2balls. She is the European all-around champion and team champion with the Bulgarian team in 2023, as well as a silver medalist in the 5-hoop final. She was All-Around, 5 balls and 5 ribbons' silver medalist at the 2021 European Championship and she's the champion in the senior team competition at the 2022 European Championships.

Personal life

She started practicing rhythmic gymnastics at the age of 6 along her sister encouraged by her mother, who's a former athlete. Kamelia's favorite school subject is maths. Her motto is "God loves the brave".[1]

Career

Junior

She was selected for the 2020-2021 junior group, along Kristiana Doycheva, Suzan Pouladian, Maria Stamenova, Gergana Trendafilova and Aleksandra Vasileva. In February they competed at the 2021 Moscow Grand Prix, winning all the silver medals. [2] Followed by a bronze with 5 balls at the Deleanu cup.[3] In June the team won 3 silver medals, All-Around (for the first time in 20 years),[4] 5 balls and 5 ribbons.[5]

Senior

In 2022, when the girls of the previous senior group retired after becoming Olympic champions, she 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, Margarita Vasileva 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 - Камелия Петрова". www.rgym.info. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  2. ↑ "ОСЕМ МЕДАЛА ЗА ДВА ДНИ - ТОВА Е РАВНОСМЕТКАТА ОТ СЪПЪТСТВАЩИЯ ГРАН ПРИ МЕЖДУНАРОДЕН ТУРНИР В МОСКВА - обобщение на турнира (снимки Валентина Иванова директно от Москва) автор на текста Юлиана Кесарова". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  3. ↑ "АНСАМБЪЛ-ДЕВОЙКИ НА БЪЛГАРИЯ СПЕЧЕЛИ БРОНЗОВ МЕДАЛ ЗА СЪЧЕТАНИЕТО С 5 ТОПКИ НА 20-тия юбилеен МТ "ИРИНА ДЕЛЕАНУ КЪП"". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  4. ↑ "АНСАМБЪЛ-ДЕВОЙКИ НА БЪЛГАРИЯ Е ЕВРОПЕЙСКИ ВИЦЕШАМПИОН ! СРЕБРО С БЛЯСЪКА НА ЗЛАТО СЛЕД ПОВЕЧЕ ОТ 20 ГОДИНИ ЗА НАШИТЕ МАЛКИ ЛЪВЧЕТА". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  5. ↑ "СРЕБЪРНИ МАЛКИ БЪЛГАРСКИ ЛЪВЧЕТА". Българска федерация по художествена гимнастика - новини, събития, награди, информация (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  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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