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Country represented | Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | May 14, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simona Peycheva (Bulgarian: Симона Пейчева, born May 14, 1985, in Sofia) is a rhythmic gymnast who represented Bulgaria at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.[1]
Career
Peycheva started rhythmic gymnastics in 1991 under coach Marietta Dukova.[2]
She won three gold medals (hoop, ball, and clubs), two silver medals (all-around and rope), and one bronze medal (team) at the 2001 World Championships.[2][3] At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, she placed 6th in the final[1] with a total score of 101.050 (hoop 25.375, ball 25.675, clubs 25.600, ribbon 24.400).[2] At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, she finished 10th.[1]
Olympic results
Olympic Games | Apparatus | Score (final) | Score (qualifying) | Music[4] |
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Athens 2004 | Ribbon | 24.400 | 23.725 | Navras (Don Davis & Juno Reactor) |
Ball | 25.675 | 24.800 | Prokliatieto (Isihia) | |
Hoop | 25.375 | 25.475 | Handel's Sarabande (Maksim Mrvica) | |
Clubs | 25.600 | 24.700 | ||
All-around | 101.050 | 98.700 | ||
Beijing 2008 | Ribbon | 15.750 | 16.675 | Overture (Andrew Lloyd Webber) |
Rope | 15.975 | 16.900 | Berlin Foot Chase (John Powell) | |
Hoop | 16.975 | 17.125 | Summertime (Rick Wakeman) | |
Clubs | 16.775 | 16.475 | Korana (Balkanika) | |
All-around | 65.475 | 67.175 |
Personal life
Peycheva is married to Goran Petrov and has a son named Aleksey.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Simona Peycheva". Olympics.com. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Simona Peycheva". Rhythmic Academy. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ Krasimirov, Angel (February 7, 2008). "Simona Peycheva fighting back from spinal surgery". Reuters. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "Peycheva RG music list". rgforum.
- ^ "Симона Пейчева: мъжът ми е от друг свят. От гимнастиката ми липсва само адреналинът, признава младата майка". 7sport.net. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
External links
- Simona Peycheva at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Simona Peycheva on Magical Action
- Simona Peycheva on Instagram