| Lyubomira Kazanova | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lyubomira Milkova Kazanova | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Luba | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 1996 Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | senior elite | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Levski Sofia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Ina Ananieva | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Stela Hristova | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lyubomira Kazanova (Bulgarian: Любомира Казанова; born 23 May 1996)[1] is a Bulgarian group rhythmic gymnast.
Kazanova was member of the Bulgarian group that competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Together with Reneta Kamberova, Mihaela Maevska, Tsvetelina Naydenova, Hristiana Todorova), they won the Group All-around bronze medal. They dedicated their medal to their teammate Tsvetelina Stoyanova, who had attempted to commit suicide and fell from her apartment in Sofia.[2]
| Year | Competition Description | Location | Music | Apparatus | Rank | Score-Final | Rank | Score-Qualifying |
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| 2016 | Olympics | Rio de Janeiro | All-around | 3rd | 35.766 | 7th | 34.182 | |
| Chateau, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Burly Brawl (Matrix) by Rob Dougan |
6 Clubs / 2 Hoops | 3rd | 18.066 | 5th | 16.616 | |||
| Yuvigi Han by Georgi Andreev |
5 Ribbons | 2nd | 17.700 | 5th | 17.566 |
Her father Milko Kazanov competed in canoe sprint for Bulgaria and is a four-time Olympian [1992-2004]. He won a bronze medal in the K2 1000m at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
