page_title: Kristina Rangelova
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Kristina Rangelova / Career
caption_attribution_description: English: Kristina Rangelova Olympic Games Athens 2004
context_page_description: Kristina Rangelova-Yankova is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast.
  Olympic medalist 2004 Athens, World Champion 2005 Baku and Europe Champion 2003 Riesa. She has a Master Degree in Sports Management and Bachelor's Degree in Rhythmic Gymnastics.
context_section_description: Rangelova began her training at the tender age of just 4 years old in CSKA Sofia Club.
  As a child she dreamed of becoming a world champion and along with that collecting photos of famous gymnasts
  
  She is multiple champion of Bulgaria and also champion of international tournaments.
  1999 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Budapest Rangelova made her official debut, as a 14-year-old, where she took the silver medal all around with 5 ribbons.
  2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia the Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics team took 7th place in the final group all-around with the final score of 38.432 (19.166 for five clubs, 19.266 for two hoops and three ribbons).
  2003 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Rangelova pulled off the second highest score both in ribbons and in hoops and clubs to hand the Bulgarians a silver medal in the group all-around with the final score of 50.175, and a qualifying ticket to her second Olympics.
  2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Rangelova competed for the Bulgarian women's rhythmic gymnastics team in the group all-around, after receiving a qualifying berth from the World Championships. Teaming with Zhaneta Ilieva, Eleonora Kezhova, Zornitsa Marinova, and twin sisters Galina and Vladislava Tancheva in the competition, Rangelova performed a double routine using five ribbons (23.400) and a combination of three hoops and two balls (25.200) to deliver the Bulgarian squad a bronze-medal score in 48.600. 
  Kristina was the flag bearer for Bulgaria during the closing ceremony.
  2005 World Championships in Baku, Rangelova and Bulgarian team finished on 1st place with (5 ribbons) with a score in 14.475. , three 4th places (all around), (3 hoops 2 clubs) and (team).
caption: Kristina Rangelova Olympic Games Athens 2004
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