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Simona Dyankova (Bulgarian: Симона Дянова Дянкова; born 7 December 1994) is a retired Bulgarian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic Group All-around champion,[3] a two-time (2018, 2019) World Group All-around bronze medalist, the 2017 World Group All-around silver medalist and the 2018 European Group All-around bronze medalist.

Simona Dyankova
Full name	Simona Dyanova Dyankova
Country represented	Bulgaria
Former countries represented	Bulgaria
Born	(1994-12-07) 7 December 1994 (age 27) Varna,[1] Bulgaria
Hometown	Sofia
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Level	International Elite
Years on national team	2013-2021
Club	"CHAR DKS" VARNA[2]
Head coach(es)	Vesela Dimitrova
Assistant coach(es)	Mihaela Maevska
Choreographer	Margarita Budinova
Medal record Representing  Bulgaria Group Rhythmic Gymnastics Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships 1 2 3 European Games 0 2 1 European Championships 2 1 2 FIG World Cup 24 19 7 Total 28 24 13 Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Group All-around World Championships 2018 Sofia 5 Hoops 2017 Pesaro Group All-around 2019 Baku 5 Balls 2017 Pesaro 3 Balls + 2 Ropes 2018 Sofia Group All-around 2019 Baku Group All-around European Games 2019 Minsk Group all-around 2019 Minsk 5 Balls 2019 Minsk 3 Hoops and 4 Clubs European Championships 2018 Guadalajara 3 Balls + 2 Ropes 2021 Varna 5 Balls 2021 Varna 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs 2018 Guadalajara Team 2018 Guadalajara Group All-around

Biography

She started practicing rhythmic gymnastics in 2002 in Varna, Bulgaria. First she competed as individual gymnast and then became part of the new ensemble with Elena Bineva, Madlen Radukanova, Laura Traets and Teodora Aleksandrova in 2017. Her hobbies are going to the cinema and reading books.[4]

In 2019, she and her teammates placed 3rd in Group All-Around Final at 2019 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan and secured an olympic spot[5] for Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics. They also won silver medal in 5 Balls Final.

2021: Olympic year:

The Bulgarian team began their year at the Sofia World Cup, where the team won gold in all respects ahead of Azerbaijan and Japan, and in the apparatus final they took all the golds. At the Baku World Cup, they again managed to climb to the top of the podium ahead of Italy and Belarus, and gold in all finals. In the Pesaro World Cup, at the end of May, they won the silver medal behind Russia and in front of Belarus, and in the apparatus finals they achieved fifth place in 5 balls, and fourth place in mixed.

From Jun 9-13, they competed at the European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Varna, Bulgaria, where they finished in fifth place behind Belarus, after several mistakes in the mixed routine. In the finals they managed to come back by winning gold in the 5-ball final and silver in the mixed.

In the Minsk Challenge World Cup, they achieved overall silver behind Israel and ahead of Uzbekistan, in the apparatus finals they achieved gold in 5 balls and silver in mixed.

From August 7-8, the Bulgarian team (Laura Traats, Stefani Kiriakova, Madlen Radunkanova, Erika Zafirova and Simona Dyankova) competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. On the first day, they managed to qualify for the general final, with first place ahead of Russia. In the general final they managed to climb to the top of the Olympic podium with the gold medal, defeating Russia and Italy ending the Russian hegemony. It is the first time that Bulgaria manages to win the gold medal at the Olympic Games, and the fourth generation of the Bulgarian team that manages to get on the podium (After Atlanta 1996, Athens 2004, Rio 2016).

Later, in October, they returned to international competitions, in the Marbella Grand Prix, achieving gold in all aspects ahead of Belarus and Spain, they also achieved gold in all apparatus finals. They withdrew their registration from the World Championship in Kitakyushu, Japan, four days before the start of the competition, after an injury to Laura Traats, which caused the team to withdraw. The team confirmed that the World Championship will be their last competition before retirement.

Dyankova announced her retirement on October 28, 2021

Detailed Olympic results

Year	Competition Description	Location	Music	Apparatus	Rank	Score-Final	Rank	Score-Qualifying
2020	Olympics	Tokyo		All-around	1st	92.100	1st	91.800
			Water, Cosmos, Earth by Elica Todorova, Stoyan Yankulov, Miroslav Ivanov	5 Balls	1st	47.550	1st	47.500
			Spartacus,ballet in 3 acts, op.8 by Aram Khachaturian, Bolshoi Theatre	3 Hoops + 4 Clubs	1st	44.550	1st	44.300

Personal life

Since August 2021, she is engaged to Nikola Yanachkov, which she announced on her Instagram profile. She resides in Sofia, Bulgaria.

References

External links

• Simona Dyankova at the International Gymnastics Federation

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