Lilia Ignatova is a Bulgarian modern rhythmic gymnast.
12 Facts About Lilia Ignatova
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Lilia Ignatova was one of the Golden Girls of Bulgaria who dominated rhythmic gymnastics in the 1980s.
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Lilia Ignatova gave birth to her daughter in early 1995.
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Lilia Ignatova was born in Sofia on 17 May 1965 and was part of the "golden girl" generation which dominated the sport in the early eighties.
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Lilia Ignatova won the all around silver at the 1980 European Championships, with an additional silver for the hoop, and gold with clubs and ribbon.
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Lilia Ignatova repeated this feat at the 1981 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, winning additional golds for rope and hoop and silver for clubs.
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Lilia Ignatova won gold with the ribbon at the 1982 European Championships and Silver in the all around competition at the 1983 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships where she won gold for clubs and balls and bronze for the hoop.
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Lilia Ignatova won gold with hoop and silver with ball at the European Championships in Vienna in 1984 and came second at the 1985 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships to teammate Diliana Gueorguieva where she won gold with ball and clubs and bronze with rope.
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Lilia Ignatova's routines combined a high degree of difficulty, such as a backward shoulder roll with a circling ribbon, with choreography set to a wide variety of modern and classical music.
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Lilia Ignatova was one of the most elegant and charming gymnasts of all times.
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Lilia Ignatova gradually transformed her performing style, starting from dynamic, playful routines and finishing with brilliant pieces of art as "Ave Maria", with the ball 1986, to the violin accompaniment of the famous Mintcho Mintchev.
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Lilia Ignatova later coached at the Levski club where she began her career.