| Krasimira Vasileva | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Красимира Василева | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1962 Kyustendil, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | (1977-1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Filka Radenkova | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Krasimira Vasileva (born on August 9, 1962) is a former Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She's a world and European medalist.
Vasileva was born in Kyustendil, where she started training at the nearby school of rhythmic gymnastics. [1]
In 1977, she won silver in the group competition at the World Championships. The following year, she became the first European champion in groups. [2] And in 1979, she won group bronze at the World Championships. [3] [4]
For her achievements, she was awarded the title of Honoured Master of Sports in Bulgaria.