Stiliana Nikolova

Stiliana Nikolova
Nikolova in a press conference during the 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Bulgaria.
Personal information
Full nameStiliana Nikolova
Nickname(s)Stili, Stilito
Country represented Bulgaria
Born (2005-08-22) August 22, 2005 (age 19)
Cairo, Egypt[1]
HometownSofia
ResidenceSofia
Height143 cm (4 ft 8 in)
Weight37 kg (82 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2019–present
ClubSC’Iliana’
Head coach(es)Valentina Ivanova [2]
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Bulgaria
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 1 3 2
European Championships 4 2 3
FIG World Cup 16 11 8
FIG European Cup 2 0 0
Grand Prix Series 9 3 4
Junior European Championships 1 1 0
Total 33 20 17
Representing  Bulgaria
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Valencia Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sofia Hoop
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sofia Clubs
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sofia Ribbon
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Valencia Ball
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tel Aviv Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Baku Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest All-around
Gold medal – first place 2024 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Baku Ball
Silver medal – second place 2024 Budapest Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tel Aviv All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Baku Ribbon
European Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Baku All-around
Gold medal – first place 2024 Baku Clubs
Grand Prix Series
Gold medal – first place 2024 Marbella All-around
Gold medal – first place 2024 Marbella Clubs
Gold medal – first place 2024 Marbella Ribbon
Gold medal – first place 2023 Marbella Ball
Gold medal – first place 2023 Marbella Clubs
Gold medal – first place 2022 Marbella Hoop
Gold medal – first place 2022 Marbella Clubs
Silver medal – second place 2022 Marbella Ball
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Marbella Hoop
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Marbella Ribbon
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Kyiv Ribbon
Silver medal – second place 2020 Kyiv Ball

Stiliana Nikolova (Bulgarian: Стилияна Николова, born 22 August 2005 in Cairo, Egypt) is a Bulgarian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2024 European all-around champion, the 2022 World all-around bronze medalist and hoop, clubs, and ribbon silver medalist, the 2023 World ball bronze medalist and team competition champion, and a two-time (2022, 2023) European all-around bronze medalist and champion in the team competition. At the national level, she is a two-time national champion (in 2023 and 2024) and the 2022 national all-around silver medalist. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she came in 11th place.

At the junior level, she is the 2020 European Junior ribbon champion and ball silver medalist and the 2019 and 2020 Bulgarian Junior all-around champion.

  1. ^ "Stliana Nikolova/Birth Place". International Gymnastics Federation.
  2. ^ "Stiliana Nikolova/Coach". International Gymnastics Federation.