Neshka Robeva
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Neshka Robeva (born May 26, 1946) is a Bulgaria
n former Rhythmic Gymnast
and coach.
Born in Rousse
, Robeva graduated from the Bulgarian State Choreography School in "Bulgarian Dances" in 1966 and since then had been a member of the Bulgarian national rhythmic gymnastics squad until 1973. She took part in four World Championships. (1967
, 1969
, 1971
, 1973
)
In 1974 Robeva graduated from the High Institute for Sports (now National Sports Academy) and started work as a coach at the "Levski-Spartak" club. The same year she was appointed head coach of the Bulgarian National Team and she remained in that position until 1999. This was a very successful period for Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics. However, Robeva, while given credit for her exceptional work as a coach, was also criticized for imposing too harsh discipline and regimen on her trainees.The 25 years under her leadership will be remembered as the “Golden GirlsCentury” of the Bulgarian school in rhythmic gymnastics and her European and World champions as the “Golden girls” of Bulgaria. The sucessess of several generations of Bulgarian gymnasts are closely related with her name. In World, European and Olympic championships Neshka’s gymnasts won 294 medals.
In 1988 Neshka was the choreographer and dance producer for the dance in the film Acatamus from the director Georgi Dyulgerov. From 1993 until 1997 she was a member of the European Gymnastics Committee. Neshka is currently the president of the Levski rhythmic gymnastics club.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n former Rhythmic Gymnast
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or teams of competitors manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus: rope, clubs, hoop, ball, ribbon and Free . An individual athlete only manipulates 1 apparatus at a time...
and coach.
Born in Rousse
Rousse
Ruse is the fifth-largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is situated in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, from the capital Sofia and from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast...
, Robeva graduated from the Bulgarian State Choreography School in "Bulgarian Dances" in 1966 and since then had been a member of the Bulgarian national rhythmic gymnastics squad until 1973. She took part in four World Championships. (1967
1967 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
III World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held on the 18th & 19 December, 1967 in Copenhagen, Denmark.-Participants:-Medal Table:-Rope:-Hoop:-Freehand:-All-Around:-Groups:...
, 1969
1969 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
IV World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Varna, Bulgaria from the 27th to the 29th of September, 1969.-Competitors:There were participants from 18 countries - Bulgaria, Soviet Union, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, East Germany, West Germany, Cuba, Poland, North Korea, Yugoslavia,...
, 1971
1971 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
V World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Havana, Cuba on November 10 & 11, 1971.-Competitors:There were competitors from 15 countries - Bulgaria, Soviet Union, Cuba, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, North Korea, Romania, Japan, New Zealand, Denmark, West Germany, Canada, Mexico, Sweden &...
, 1973
1973 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
VI World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held from 15 November to 18 November 1973 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.-Medal Table:-Clubs:-Hoop:-Ball:-Ribbon:-Individual All-Around:-Group Final:-Group Preliminary:...
)
In 1974 Robeva graduated from the High Institute for Sports (now National Sports Academy) and started work as a coach at the "Levski-Spartak" club. The same year she was appointed head coach of the Bulgarian National Team and she remained in that position until 1999. This was a very successful period for Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics. However, Robeva, while given credit for her exceptional work as a coach, was also criticized for imposing too harsh discipline and regimen on her trainees.The 25 years under her leadership will be remembered as the “Golden GirlsCentury” of the Bulgarian school in rhythmic gymnastics and her European and World champions as the “Golden girls” of Bulgaria. The sucessess of several generations of Bulgarian gymnasts are closely related with her name. In World, European and Olympic championships Neshka’s gymnasts won 294 medals.
In 1988 Neshka was the choreographer and dance producer for the dance in the film Acatamus from the director Georgi Dyulgerov. From 1993 until 1997 she was a member of the European Gymnastics Committee. Neshka is currently the president of the Levski rhythmic gymnastics club.