Madlen Radukanova

Madlen Radukanova
Madlen Radukanova
Full name	Madlen Milenova Radukanova
Alternative name(s)	Madi
Born	14 May 2000 (age 24); Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Country represented	Bulgaria
Former countries represented	Bulgaria
Level	International Elite
Club	Levski-Triadica
Head coach(es)	Vesela Dimitrova
Assistant coach(es)	Mihaela Maevska
Choreographer	Margarita Budinova
Representing Bulgaria
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Games
European Championships
Junior European Championships

Madlen Milenova Radukanova (Template:Lang-bg; born 14 May 2000) is a Bulgarian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic Group All-around champion,^[1] 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. Worlds Championships Sofia Golden medalist

Biography

She started rhythmic gymnastics at the age of five in Sofia, Bulgaria. First she competed as individual gymnast and then joined junior group, which competed at the 2015 Junior European Championships in Minsk, Belarus and won bronze medal in 5 Balls Final. In 2016 she became part of the new ensemble with Elena Bineva, Simona Dyankova, Laura Traets and Teodora Aleksandrova. Her hobbies are watching football and listening to music.^[2]

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^[3] for Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics. They also won silver medal in 5 Balls Final behind Japan.

Family

Her father Milen Radukanov was a Bulgarian professional football player and has coached Bulgarian football sides Levski Sofia, CSKA Sofia, Botev Plovdiv, Slavia Sofia and OFK Pirin.^[4]

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

References

^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics RADUKANOVA Madlen - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2021-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Madlen Radukanova". FIG. Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
^ "Madlen Radukanova". Olympic Channel.
^ "Madlen Radukanova". FIG. Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-09-15.

External links

Madlen Radukanova at the International Gymnastics Federation

[1] "Rhythmic Gymnastics RADUKANOVA Madlen - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2021-09-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)^{[dead link‍]}

[2] "Madlen Radukanova". FIG. Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-09-15.

[3] "Madlen Radukanova". Olympic Channel.

[4] "Madlen Radukanova". FIG. Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-09-15.

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