Zornitsa Marinova
Zornitsa Marinova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Zornitsa Marinova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria | 6 January 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 1998–2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Club Iliana Levski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Adriana Dunavska | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Mariela Pashalieva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Stefan Stefanov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zornitsa Marinova (
Career
2004–2007
Marinova made her official worldwide debut, as a 17-year-old teen, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she captured a bronze medal for the Bulgarian squad in the group all-around competition with a composite score of 48.600 (23.400 in the ribbon category and 25.200 in the hoops and balls), joining on top of the podium by veterans Zhaneta Ilieva, Eleonora Kezhova, Kristina Rangelova, and twin sisters Galina and Vladislava Tancheva.[2][3]
At the
2008 Summer Olympics
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Marinova competed for her second straight time in the group all-around tournament, after attaining an automatic spot in the women's rhythmic gymnastics team from the World Championships. Teaming with Tsveta Kousseva, Yolita Manolova, Maya Paunovska, Ioanna Tantcheva, and Tatyana Tongova in the competition, Marinova performed a double routine using five ropes (16.750) and a combination of three hoops and two clubs (16.800) to deliver the Bulgarian squad a fifth-place score in 33.550.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zornitsa Marinova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 28 August 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- Xinhua. People's Daily. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ "Russia wins 14 total medals at Rhythmic Worlds". ESPN. 23 September 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- NBC Olympics. 26 August 2013. Archived from the originalon 3 January 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- NBC Olympics. 26 August 2013. Archived from the originalon 3 January 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
External links
- Zornitsa Marinova at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Zornitsa Marinova at Olympics.com
- Zornitsa Marinova at Olympedia
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 January 2014)