Elitsa Yankova
 Yankova (green) against Mariya Stadnik during the 2016 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 September 1994 (age 29) Varna, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 153 cm (5.02 ft)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elitsa Atanasova Yankova (Bulgarian: Елица Атанасова Янкова, 18 September 1994) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She participated in the 48 kg competition in 2016 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal.[2] This became the first 2016 Olympics medal for Bulgaria.[3]
As an adolescent, Yankova had ambitions for short-distance running in track and field, but later switched to freestyle wrestling. Her father, Atanas Yankov, is a former Greco-Roman wrestler.[1]
In 2009, Yankova, though she failed to secure a spot at the European Championships, was noticed by coach Petar Kasabov, who convinced her to start training under him with the Levski sports club. In 2013, she became a junior world champion. She also holds a number of national titles.[1] In 2015, Yankova damaged her spine, but recovered and returned to wrestling.[1]
Yankova's hobby is folk dancing. She is a student at the South-West University.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Stankova, Krasimira (20 August 2016). "Елица Янкова – Лъвското сърце" (in Bulgarian). Trud. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Elitsa Atanasova Yankova". 2016 Summer Olympics. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Elitsa Yankova brings first medal for team Bulgaria at Rio Olympics". Novinite.com. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
External links[edit]
- Elitsa Yankova at the International Wrestling Database
- Elitsa Yankova at Olympedia
- Olympic wrestlers for Bulgaria
- Bulgarian female sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Varna, Bulgaria
- European Games medalists in wrestling
- European Games silver medalists for Bulgaria
- European Wrestling Championships medalists
- 21st-century Bulgarian women
- 21st-century Bulgarian people