Maria Gigova
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Maria Gigova (born April 24, 1947) is a Bulgarian gymnast.
Gigova was the first gymnast to become a triple world champion in rhythmic gymnastics with her titles in 1969, 1971, and 1973. She has a total of four gold medals in hoop (1967, 1969, 1971 and 1973), an achievement still unmatched by any other gymnast, as well as one title in ribbon (1971), rope (1969) and free exercise (1969) each.
As a member of the team of Bulgaria, Gigova won also the team titles at the rhythmic gymnastics championships in 1969 and 1971.
Gigova retired from sports in 1974. After she finished her education at the National Sports Academy in Sofia, Gigova became a member of the FIG Technical Committee, a post she held from 1978 to 1992. In 1978 she was appointed vice-president of the Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, to become the federation's president in 1982. Gigova served on the Administrative Council of the Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation from 1989 to 1999 when she was elected president of the federation again.
External links
- Maria Gigova from Bulgarian Info site (http://get.info.bg/sport/Dir.asp?d=0-3-Rhythmic_gymnastics-Maria_Gigova)bg:Мария Гигова