Vladislava Tancheva

Vladislava Tancheva
 Gymnast 
Full name Vladislava Tancheva
Country represented  Bulgaria
Born (1987-05-18) 18 May 1987
Varna, Bulgaria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Weight 52 kg (115 lb)
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Years on national team 2001–2009
Club Silva Varna
Head coach(es) Iliana Raeva
Assistant coach(es) Ina Ananieva
Choreographer Tsvetanka Petkova

Vladislava Tancheva (Bulgarian: Владислава Танчева ; born May 18, 1987 in Varna) is a retired Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She contributed to a silver medal effort for the Bulgarian squad in the group all-around at the 2003 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and later added a bronze to her career hardware in the same program at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Tancheva is also the twin sister of fellow rhythmic gymnast Galina Tancheva.

Career

Tancheva made her official debut, along with her twin sister Galina, at the 2003 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where she captured the silver medal for the Bulgarian squad in the group all-around tournament with a composite score of 50.175.[2]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Tancheva competed as a member of the Bulgarian women's rhythmic gymnastics team in the group all-around tournament, after receiving a qualifying berth from the World Championships.[2] Teaming with Zhaneta Ilieva, Eleonora Kezhova, Zornitsa Marinova, Kristina Rangelova, and her twin sister Galina in the competition, Tancheva performed a double routine using five ribbons (23.400) and a combination of three hoops and two balls (25.200) to deliver the Bulgarian squad a bronze-medal score in 48.600.[3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. "Vladislava Tancheva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Bulgarians Win Silver and Qualify for the Athens Olympics". Standart. 28 September 2003. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  3. "Women's Rhythmic Gymnastics Group All-Around". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  4. "Russia takes rhythmic gymnastics group all-round gold". Xinhua (People's Daily). 29 August 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  5. "Twins Celebrate Rhythmic Bronze with Oriental Dances". Novinite. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 26 August 2013.

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