Nickname
Tanya (Facebook profile, 14 Mar 2021)
Hobbies
Reading books, walking in the park. (BGRG Federation Facebook page, 02 Feb 2021)
Spoken languages
English, Russian
Club
Levski - Iliana [Sofia, BUL]
Coach
Silviya Stoyneva-Ruseva [personal], BUL; Branimira Markova [national], BUL
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age five in Irkutsk, Russian Federation. (BGRG Federation Facebook page, 02 Feb 2021)
Reason for taking up the sport
"When I was four, I was taken to a rhythmic gymnastics gym. I was too young and what I remember was that I was afraid to get involved in training. Actually I began training when I was five. My first memory is a gym full of unknown children. Although I was afraid to get involved in the activities, I was impressed by their skills and at home I tried to repeat what I saw during the day." (BGRG Federation Facebook page, 02 Feb 2021)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning silver in the hoop event at the 2018 European Junior Championships in Guadalajara, Spain. (BGRG Federation Facebook page, 02 Feb 2021)
Hero / Idol
Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast Neviana Vladinova, Russian rhythmic gymnast Ekaterina Selezneva. (BGRG Federation Facebook page, 02 Feb 2021)
Awards
In January 2015 she received the title of Candidate for Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (fbgr.org, 2017)
Additional information
General
RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO BULGARIA
In 2015 she moved from the Russian Federation to Bulgaria with her parents. In July 2017 the International Gymnastics Federation [FIG] Executive Committee allowed her to begin representing Bulgaria. (fbgr.org, 2017; fig-gymnastics.com, 31 Jul 2017)
Last update : 2021-10-13