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Dimitrinka Todorova

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Dimitrinka Todorova
Country represented Bulgaria
Born1974
Bulgaria
Died12 March 2020(2020-03-12) (aged 46)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Retiredyes
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Stuttgart Team
Silver medal – second place 1990 Gothenburg Team
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Gothenburg Rope
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Gothenburg Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Stuttgart Ball
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Tenerife All-Around
Gold medal – first place 1989 Tenerife Rope
Gold medal – first place 1989 Tenerife Ball
Gold medal – first place 1989 Tenerife Team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Tenerife Hoop
Silver medal – second place 1989 Tenerife Clubs

Dimitrinka Todorova (in Bulgarian, Димитринка Тодорова; 1974–2020) was a Bulgarian individual rhythmic gymnast.[1]

She was one of the most successful junior rhythmic gymnasts, winning four gold medals and two silver medals at the 1989 Junior European Championships in Spain, along with her teammates Mila Marinova and Teodora Blagoeva.[2]

She turned senior a year later and finished fourth in the All-Around at the 1990 European championship in Göteborg. She won silver medal for teams with Bulgaria, this time with her teammates Yulia Baycheva and Neli Atanassova; She managed to win two other bronze medals in ribbon and rope finals.[3] She competed at the 1992 European Championship, winning gold team medal, alongside Maria Petrova and Diana Popova. She won another bronze medal in the ball final but finished eighth in the All-Around.[4]

Todorova died of cancer at the age of 46 on March 12, 2020,[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Gimnasia - Dimitrinka Todorova (Bulgaria)". www.los-deportes.info.
  2. ^ "2. European Junior Championships in Tenerife, Spain (15.-18. June 1989)". www.rsg.net.
  3. ^ "7. European Championships in Goteborg, Sweden (1.-4. November 1990)". www.rsg.net.
  4. ^ "8. European Championships in Stuttgart, Germany (4.-7. June 1992)". www.rsg.net.
  5. ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]

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