Galina Tancheva

Galina Tancheva
Full nameGalina Tancheva
Country represented Bulgaria
Born (1987-05-18) 18 May 1987 (age 37)
Varna, Bulgaria
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Years on national team2001–2009
ClubSilva Varna
Head coach(es)Iliana Raeva
Assistant coach(es)Ina Ananieva
ChoreographerTsvetanka Petkova
Medal record
Women's rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2003 Budapest All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2003 Budapest 5 Ribbons
Silver medal – second place 2003 Budapest 2 Balls + 3 Hoops
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Riesa 3 Hoops 2 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2003 Riesa Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2003 Riesa 5 Ribbons

Galina Tancheva (Bulgarian: Галина Танчева; born 18 May 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.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Galina Tancheva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2013.