Ina Ananieva

Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast and coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ina Ananieva (Bulgarian: Ина Ананиева) is a former Bulgarian gymnast and rhythmic gymnastics coach.

FullnameIna Tosheva Ananieva
Born (1977-10-21) October 21, 1977 (age 48)
Sofia
Country
represented
 Bulgaria
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Ina Ananieva
Full nameIna Tosheva Ananieva
Born (1977-10-21) October 21, 1977 (age 48)
Sofia
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Bulgaria
ClubLevski
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Biography

In 1991, Ananieva won a silver medal as part of the Bulgarian team at the World Championships in Athens, Greece. In 2012, she was appointed as head coach of the Bulgarian rhythmic gymnasts.[1] In 2014, Ananieva became the coach of the year in Bulgarian sports after the Bulgarian women won gold in the group all-around at the 2014 World Championships.[2]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the Bulgarian ensemble won the bronze medal in the all-around under the leadership of Ananieva.[3] The ensemble, consisting of Mihaela Maevska, Reneta Kamberova, Hristiana Todorova, Tsvetelina Naydenova and Lyubomira Kazanova, received a total of 35,766 points - 17,700 points in the five-ribbon combination and 18,066 points in the mixed-apparatus routine with two hoops and three pairs of clubs.[4][5]

After the Olympic medal, the girls ended their sports careers.[6][7] The ensemble was named Team of the Year, and Ananieva became Coach of the Year in Bulgaria for the second time.[8] At the end of 2016, Ina Ananieva announced that she was leaving the coaching position due to personal reasons.[9][10] In April 2017, she married for the second time.[11][12] A few months later Ananieva gave birth to a girl.[13] She has another daughter from her first marriage.[14]

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