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Radina Tomova

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Radina Tomova
Радина Томова
Born (2005-12-02) 2 December 2005 (age 19)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
Country represented Bulgaria
Years on national team2020-present
LevelInternational Elite
ClubLokomotiv Sofia[1]
Head coach(es)Vesela Dimitrova
Assistant coach(es)Mihaela Maevska
Former coach(es)Valentina Ivanova
ChoreographerMargarita Budinova
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Bulgaria
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 3 0 0
European Championships 2 1 0
Grand Prix 3 0 0
FIG World Cup 1 1 0
Total 10 2 0
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sofia Group All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sofia 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Gold medal – first place 2023 Valencia Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku Group All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Baku 5 Hoops

Radina Tomova (Bulgarian: Радина Томова; born 2 December 2005) is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She won a gold medal in the group All-Around at the 2022 World Championships. And she is world champion with the Bulgarian team in the finals with 3 ribbons+2 balls in the world championship 2022 in Sofia.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.

Career

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Tomova switched from individuals to the national group in late summer 2022 to replace Vaya Draganova. On September 16, 2022, she, along her teammates Sofia Ivanova, Kamelia Petrova, Rachel Stoyanov, Zhenina Trashlieva, Margarita Vasileva, won gold in the group All-Around at the World Championships and got a spot for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[2]

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.[3] At the 2023 European Championships, held in Baku, she won gold medals in both Group All-around and Team competition. In 5 Hoops final, she won silver medal and placed 5th in 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls final.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Radina Tomova". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ^ Bregman, Scott (2022-09-16). "Bulgaria, Israel and Spain punch tickets for group rhythmic gymnastics at Paris 2024". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  3. ^ "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  4. ^ "2023 European Championships Result Book" (PDF). europeangymnastics. Retrieved 27 July 2024.