Boyanka Angelova
{{Short description|Bulgarian gymnast (born 1994)}}
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Boyanka Angelova ({{langx|bg|Боянка Ангелова}}; born October 28, 1994) is a Bulgarian retired rhythmic gymnast. She was known for her complex and difficult routines.{{cite web |last=Kristeva |first=Stanislava |date=January 14, 2010 |title=Грациите откриха новия сезон |trans-title=New season opens |url=http://www.gong.bg/view_article.php?article_id=112431 |accessdate=June 19, 2011 |work=gong.bg |language=Bulgarian}}
She has mistakenly been identified as the granddaughter of Nadia Comăneci, the first gymnast to receive a perfect 10, in a viral video.{{cite web |last=Christensen |first=Brett |date=2011-07-07 |title=Hoax: Nadia Comaneci's Gymnast Granddaughter Viral Video |url=http://www.hoax-slayer.com/nadia-comaneci-grand-daughter.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115160013/http://www.hoax-slayer.com/nadia-comaneci-grand-daughter.shtml |archive-date=November 15, 2011 |accessdate=November 30, 2011 |publisher=hoax-slayer.com}}
Career
Angelova was a member of the CSKA sports club in Sofia. She began gymnastics in kindergarten, and she was noticed by her first coach for her flexibility and ability to advance quickly.{{Cite web |last=Dimov |first=Strashimir |date=2025-04-26 |title=7 млн. гледат в YouTube съчетанието с топка на 13-годишната Боянка |trans-title=7 million watch on YouTube ball routine of 13-year-old Boyanka |url=https://www.168chasa.bg/Article/1978893 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=168 Часа}}
In September 2007, Angelova was ranked first in the junior all-around at the "Queen Margarita" international tournament in Varna.{{cite web |date=September 8, 2007 |title=Боянка Ангелова първа при девойките |trans-title=Boyanka Angelova first in girls |url=http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=177598 |accessdate=June 19, 2011 |work=Darik News/Sport |publisher=Darik Radio |language=Bulgarian}}
In March 2008, she won bronze medals with the ribbon and the hoop in the junior competition at the Grand Prix stage in Moscow.{{cite web |date=March 2, 2008 |title=Стела Султанова с добри изяви в Москва |trans-title=Stella Sultanova with good performances in Moscow |url=http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=90233 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324053544/http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?news=90233 |archive-date=March 24, 2012 |accessdate=June 19, 2011 |publisher=sportal.bg |language=Bulgarian}} That June, she came second to Russia's Yana Lukonina for her performance in the ball final at the Junior European Championships in Turin.{{cite web |date=June 7, 2008 |title=Отлично представяне и три медала за българските грации в Торино |trans-title=Excellent presentation and three medals in Turin |url=http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?anketa_res=&id=111320 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324053528/http://www.sportal.bg/news.php?anketa_res=&id=111320 |archive-date=March 24, 2012 |accessdate=June 18, 2011 |publisher=sportal.bg |language=Bulgarian}}
In 2010, she was appointed to the Bulgarian senior women's team as a central member.{{cite web |date=February 2, 2010 |title=Художествена гимнастика: Определиха състава на националния отбор |trans-title=Rhythmic Gymnastics: designated national team |url=http://www.btv.bg/news/story/153013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927151719/http://www.btv.bg/news/story/153013 |archivedate=September 27, 2011 |accessdate=June 19, 2011 |publisher=bTV |language=Bulgarian |df=mdy-all}} However, she never competed as a senior. She instead retired due to back injuries; a piece of bone broke off one of her vertebrae. Iliana Raeva, the head of the Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, blamed her coaches for not training her with her long-term health in mind, saying that she was over-trained and practicing too complex routines from a young age.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2013-04-30 |title=Виртуозната Боянка Ангелова, която взриви YouТube, повредена от неправилни тренировки |trans-title=Virtuoso Boyanka Angelova, who blew up YouTube, damaged by improper training |url=https://www.flagman.bg/article/47318 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=Flagman.bg |language=bg-BG}}
In May 2013, a video of her 2008 Junior European ball performance went viral, garnering more than 7 million views. The wave of attention years after her routine and retirement upset Angelova.{{Cite web |last=Tenev |first=Stanimir |date=2013-05-02 |title=Сензационната гимнастичка Боянка Ангелова: Огорчена съм! |trans-title=Sensational gymnast Boyanka Angelova: I am aggrieved! |url=http://www.razkritia.com/227641/senzacionnata-gimnastichka-boyanka-angelova-ogorchena-sam/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606022451/http://www.razkritia.com/227641/senzacionnata-gimnastichka-boyanka-angelova-ogorchena-sam/ |archive-date=2013-06-06 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=Razkritia.com}}
After halting her gymnastics career, she became interested in studying forensic medicine.{{Cite web |date=2013-04-30 |title=Боянка, която взриви You Tube, ще учи медицина, за да преследва престъпници |trans-title=Girl who blew up YouTube will study medicine to hunt down criminals |url=https://www.24chasa.bg/ozhivlenie/article/1957341 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=24chasa.bg |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{youtube|id=IqTSl4Jme0Y|title=Boyanka Angelova ball final EC Torino 2008}}
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