Galina Tancheva

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Galina Tancheva
— Gymnast —
Full name Galina Tancheva
Country represented  Bulgaria
Born (1987-05-18) 18 May 1987 (age 37)
Varna, Bulgaria
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Weight 51 kg (112 lb)
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Years on national team 2001–2009
Club Silva Varna
Head coach(es) Iliana Raeva
Assistant coach(es) Ina Ananieva
Choreographer Tsvetanka Petkova

Galina Tancheva (Bulgarian: Галина Танчева; born May 18, 1987 in Varna) is a retired Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She contributed to a silver medal effort for the Bulgarian squad in the group all-around at the 2003 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and later added a bronze to her career hardware in the same program at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Tancheva is also the twin sister of fellow rhythmic gymnast Vladislava Tancheva.

Career

Tancheva made her official debut, along with her twin sister Vladislava, at the 2003 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where she captured the silver medal for the Bulgarian squad in the group all-around tournament with a composite score of 50.175.[2]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Tancheva competed for the Bulgarian women's rhythmic gymnastics team in the group all-around tournament, after receiving a qualifying berth from the World Championships. Teaming with Zhaneta Ilieva, Eleonora Kezhova, Zornitsa Marinova, Kristina Rangelova, and her twin sister Vladislava in the competition, Tancheva performed a double routine using five ribbons (23.400) and a combination of three hoops and two balls (25.200) to deliver the Bulgarian squad a bronze-medal score in 48.600.[3][4][5]

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