| Paulina Nikolova | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 June | |||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Iliya Dyakov | |||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | |||||||||||||||||
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Paulina Nikolova née Kratseva (born 3 June) is a retired Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast and coach. She was a double gold medalist at the World Championships.
Biography
Paulina was a member of the Bulgarian national senior group that won All-Around gold at the 1983 World Championships in Strasbourg. Two years later the group retained the medal at the 1985 World Championships in Valladolid.
After her retirement from the sport she had three children with former football player, who represented Bulgaria at the 1986 World Cup, Iliya Dyakov: Paola, Denis and Stiliana who is a successful rhythmic gymnast. In 1993 Polina moved, with her family, to Cairo after she received a contract as a rhythmic gymnastics coach at the New Giza club, where she still works along her daughter Paola.
References
- "11. World Championships in Strasbourg, France (10.-11. November 1983)". www.rsg.net. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- "12. World Championships in Valladolid, Spain (10.-13. October 1985)". www.rsg.net. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- "Приказка от Египет - историята на най-новото златно момиче на България". www.24chasa.bg. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- "I am...Stiliyana Nikolova". bnt.bg.
- БГ, БОРБА (2016-05-03). "Стиляна Николова отново донесе шампионско злато на "Етър Елит"". Вестник Борба - областен всекидневник, Велико Търново (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- "Стиляна Николова с лична изповед в "Търси се..." тази неделя от 12:30 ч. по bTV". bTV Media Group - bTV. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- Постникова, Татьяна. "Медаль чемпионата мира досталась необычной гимнастке. Выглядит как ребёнок, но ей уже 17!". www.championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-06-19.