Kaloyana Nalbantova
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| Born | 6 March 2006 Parvomay, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 49 (14 April 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 49 (14 April 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Kaloyana Nalbantova (Bulgarian: Калояна Налбантова; born 6 March 2006) is a Bulgarian badminton player.[1] She won the women's singles title at the 2022 European Junior Badminton Championships in Belgrade. She also represented Bulgaria in women's singles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]
In 2022, Kaloyana participated in the 2022 European Junior Badminton Championships and beat Lisa Curtin in the women's singles final 14–21, 21–17, 21–16 to win gold. She then won the Hungarian International by defeating Frederikke Lund in the final.[3] In 2023, Kaloyana reached the final of the Dutch International but lost to Huang Yu-hsun.[4] She also won her second international title by defeating Milena Schnider at the Bulgarian International.[5]
In 2024, Kaloyana qualified for the women's singles event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Placed into Group A with number 1 seed An Se-young and host representative Qi Xuefei, she first lost to An Se-young 15–21, 11–21.[6] In her second match, she defeated Qi Xuefei 21–18, 21–18 but did not advance to the knockout stage.[7][8]
