| Stella Salapatiyska | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Стела Салапатийска | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1979-04-25) 25 April 1979 (age 45) Plovdiv, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 1993-1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Neshka Robeva | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stela Salapatiyska (Bulgarian: Стела Салапатийска; born 25 April 1979) is a former Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast and coach. She is a multpiple European Championships medalist.
Career
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.
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.
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.
After her retirement, she has worked as a coach for gymnasts of national interest such as Elizabeth Paisieva and Stela Sultanova.
References
- "9. (4. Junior) European Championships in Bucharest, Romania (20.-23. May 1993)". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- "Results Book 1996 European Championships" (PDF). UEG European Gymnastics.
- "Results Book 1997 European Championships" (PDF). UEG European Gymnastics.
- "История на БФХГ". www.fbgr.org (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-03-25.