Английская Википедия:Elitsa Yankova

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Elitsa Atanasova Yankova (Шаблон:Lang-bg, 18 September 1994) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She participated in the 48 kg competition in 2016 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal.[1] This became the first 2016 Olympics medal for Bulgaria.[2]

As an adolescent, Yankova had ambitions for short-distance running in track and field, but later switched to freestyle wrestling. Her father, Atanas Yankov, is a former Greco-Roman wrestler.[3]

In 2009, Yankova, though she failed to secure a spot at the European Championships, was noticed by coach Petar Kasabov, who convinced her to start training under him with the Levski sports club. In 2013, she became a junior world champion. She also holds a number of national titles.[3] In 2015, Yankova damaged her spine, but recovered and returned to wrestling.[3]

Yankova's hobby is folk dancing. She is a student at the South-West University.[3]

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