Krasimira Vasileva | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Красимира Василева | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kyustendil, Bulgaria | 9 August 1962||||||||||||||||||||
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.