Iliana Raeva is a Bulgarian gymnast who competed in modern rhythmic gymnastics for her country from 1978 to 1982. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or pairs trios or even more (generally five manipulate one or two apparatus rope, hoop, ball
She was born on March 15, 1963 in Raeva, Bulgaria. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She was raised in Sofia, on the same street as fellow gymnasts Lilia Ignatova and Anelia Ralenkova who also competed for the same Levski gymnastics club. Lilia Ignatova is a Bulgarian modern Rhythmic gymnast. She was born in Sofia on May 17, 1965 and was part of the "golden girl" Anelia Ralenkova (Анелия Раленкова born December 25, 1963 in Sofia, Bulgaria) became one of Bulgaria's most distinctive
She placed 6th at her first European Championships in 1978 at the age of 16 and was 4th in the all round competition at the 1979 World Championships where she won the gold medal for clubs and the silver for ball. In 1980 she won her first all around gold at the Julieta Shishmanova Cup and went on to dominate the European Championships in Amsterdam, winning the all around gold medal. gold for rope, hoop and clubs and placing silver with the ribbon.
She claimed all around silver at the 1981 World Championships, tied with team mate Ignatova for the silver, one tenth of a point behind the winner Ralenkova. She won silver for hoop and ribbon and bronze for the rope. She was 3rd at the 1982 European Championships, picking up bronze in each apparatus final.
She relied on style and artistry, rather than excessively complex moves, with her 1980 ribbon routine to Zorba the Greek and clubs routine to Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake remaining outstanding examples of the sport. For other uses see Zorba. Zorba the Greek is a novel written by Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1946 Swan Lake ( Лебединое Озеро, Lebedinoye Ozero) is a Ballet, op
After retiring from active competition she married Bulgarian world cup footballer Nasko Sirakov and now runs her own gymnastics club in Bulgaria. Nasko Sirakov (Наско Сираков (born 26 April 1962) is a former Bulgarian Football (soccer player