Stella Salapatiyska | |
Native Name: | Стела Салапатийска |
Birth Date: | 25 April 1979 |
Birth Place: | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
Discipline: | Rhythmic Gymnastics |
Level: | International Elite |
Natlteam: | 1993-1997 |
Retired: | yes |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Headcoach: | Neshka Robeva |
Stela Salapatiyska (Bulgarian: Стела Салапатийска; born 25 April 1979) is a former Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast and coach. She is a multpiple European Championships medalist.
Stella won the bronze medal in the All-Around and gold in teams, along Boriana Docheva and Elena Stefanova, at the 1993 Junior European Championships held in Bucharest.[1]
At the 1996 European Championships in Asker she won team bronze, alongside Diana Popova, as well as placing fifth in the individual All-Around competition and seventh in the ball final.[2]
In 1997 at the European Championships in Patras she placed seventh in the All-Around, sixth in the rope final and seventh in the ribbon final.[3]
After her retirement, she has worked as a coach for gymnasts of national interest such as Elizabeth Paisieva and Stela Sultanova.[4]