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Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast (1936–2024)

Julia Trashlieva
Alternative name(s)Yulia Trashlieva
Born(1936-02-03)3 February 1936
Ruse, Bulgaria
Died8 May 2024(2024-05-08) (aged 88)
HometownSofia, Bulgaria
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country represented Bulgaria
ClubSpartak
Retiredyes
Medal record
Representing  Bulgaria
Rhythmic Gymnastics
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Budapest All-around
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Budapest Apparatus
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Copenhagen Group All-around

Julia Trashlieva (Bulgarian: Юлия Трашлиева; 3 February 1936 – 8 May 2024) was a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast and coach. She was the 1963 World all-around bronze medalist and a member of the Bulgarian group that won bronze in the first ever group competition held in 1967 World Championships in Copenhagen. She was also the first Bulgarian to win a medal at the World Championships.

Career

Trashlieva competed in both artistic and rhythmic gymnastics. In artistic she won the national title 6 times, and in rhythmic she won 8 national titles.

She competed at the 1961 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships and finished in 10th place in the all-around.

She was part of the first Bulgarian national team of rhythmic gymnastics, which competed at the first World Championship in Budapest in 1963. There she won two bronze medals, one in the all-around and one with the hoop. At the 1967 World Championships, she led the Bulgarian group at the first World group competition. They won the bronze medal; the group initially had the highest score, but their score was reduced by half a point because their hoops were found to be slightly larger than regulations allowed.

After finishing her gymnastics career, Trashlieva became a coach. She was one of the coaches of the Bulgarian group that won gold at the 1969 World Championships.

Trashlieva died on 8 May 2024, at the age of 88.

References

  1. "1961 European Championships Women's AA" (PDF). European Gymnastics.
  2. ^ Angelova, Iskra (9 May 2024). "Почина първата българка с медал от Световно по художествена гимнастика" [The first Bulgarian woman with a medal from the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships]. Bgonair (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. "Rhythmic gymnastics". National Sports Academy "Vassil Levski". Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

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