Mariya Mateva Explained

Mariya Mateva
Birth Date:1 June 1994
Birth Place:Burgas, Bulgaria
Height:168cm (66inches)
Discipline:Rhythmic Gymnastics
Level:International Elite
Natlteam:2008-2016
Club:Olympia 74
Headcoach:Efrosina Angelova
Assistcoach:Ina Ananieva
Retired:yes

Mariya Mateva (born 1 June 1994) is a former Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She represented her country at international level.

Personal life

Born in Burgas, Bulgaria, her hobbies are music, painting.[1] Mateva speaks Bulgarian and English.

Career

Junior

Mateva first big competition was the 2008 Junior European Championship in Turin, where she performed with ribbon, ending 4th in the apparatus final.[2]

Senior

Mariya competed at the 2010 World Championship in Moscow, where she performed with rope and ribbon not advancing to any final and taking 7th place in the team competition.[3]

2014 saw her performing at the World Cup in Sofia, reaching the 9th place in the clubs' final,[1] the European Championship where she was 11th in the All-Around,[4] and the World Championship helping Bulgaria to finish 7th in the team final[5] and she reached the 14th place in the All-Around final.[6]

Mateva competed in three World Cup stages in 2015, Pesaro where she ending the All-Around in 19th,[7] Tashkent where she was 4th in the ball final,[8] and Lisbon finishing 6th with hoop and with clubs,[9] before the European Championship in Minsk where she didn't reach any final and was 10th with the team.[10] She was then selected to compete at the 1st European Games in Baku along Neviana Vladinova, where she didn't reach finals and was 17th in the All-Around. In September she took part in the World Championship finishing 24th in the All-Around and 7th in the team competition.[11] [12]

Scoliosis, a curvature of the spine, lead to her being dropped from the Bulgarian squad in February 2016 by national coach Efrosina Angelova taking her by surprise and making it her official retirement from the sport.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MATEVA Mariya - FIG Athlete Profile . 2022-08-21 . www.gymnastics.sport.
  2. https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/GR_EC_Torino_Book.pdf
  3. Web site: Archived copy . www.fedintgym.com . 1 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101008201052/http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/Moscow/Results/Qualifications/C73E_ResultsTeam_GR%20Indiv%20Senior_Concours%20I.pdf . 8 October 2010 . dead.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . www.rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com . 1 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140726085850/http://www.rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com/europe/2014/senaafinal.pdf . 26 July 2014 . dead.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . www.rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com . 1 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141024061200/http://www.rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2014/individuals/teamsfinal.pdf . 24 October 2014 . dead.
  6. Web site: 33rd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Izmir (TUR) 2014 Sep 22-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060954/http://www.rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2014/allaround.html . 2016-03-04 .
  7. Web site: Archived copy . www.rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com . 1 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150419131227/http://www.rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com/2015/eu/ita/pesaro/wcupindaa.pdf . 19 April 2015 . dead.
  8. Web site: FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Tashkent (UZB) 2015 May 22-24 . https://archive.today/20150804205547/http://www.rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com/2015/as/uzb/fig-rhythmic-gymnastics-world-cup-tashkent . dead . 2015-08-04 .
  9. Web site: Lisbon International Tournament World Cup 2015 Lisbon (POR) 2015 Mar 26-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626121248/http://www.rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com/2015/eu/por/lisbon-international.html . 2015-06-26 .
  10. Web site: Archived copy . www.rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com . 1 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518112213/http://www.rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com/europe/2015/sen/teams.pdf . 18 May 2015 . dead.
  11. Web site: Archived copy . www.rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com . 1 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160807014324/http://www.rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2015/ind/teamsfinal.pdf . 7 August 2016 . dead.
  12. Web site: Archived copy . www.rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com . 1 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181743/http://www.rhythmicgymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2015/ind/aafinal.pdf . 3 March 2016 . dead.
  13. Web site: Ефросина Ангелова: Освободих Мария Матева, националният отбор е с обновен състав . 2022-08-21 . bnr.bg . bg.

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