Reneta Petrova Kamberova (Bulgarian: Ренета Петрова Камберова; born 12 September 1990 in Pazardzhik) is a Bulgarian Group rhythmic gymnast. She was a member of the Bulgarian winning team that won gold at the 2014 World Championships in the group all-around and a 2011 World and 2016 Olympic Group all-around bronze medalist.

Reneta Kamberova
Nickname(s)Rennie
Country represented Bulgaria
Born (1990-09-12) September 12, 1990 (age 33)
Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
ResidenceSofia, Bulgaria
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Levelsenior elite
ClubIliana
Head coach(es)Ina Ananieva
Assistant coach(es)Daniela Veltcheva
ChoreographerPeter Koldamov
Medal record
International Gymnastics Competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 3 2 4
European Championships 1 1 3
Grand Prix 2 5 5
World Cup 17 18 14
Total 22 26 27
Representing  Bulgaria
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Group All-around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Montpellier 3 Ribbons + 2 Hoop
Gold medal – first place 2014 Izmir Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2014 Izmir 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons
Silver medal – second place 2015 Stuttgart Group All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow 5 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Montpellier Group All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Montpellier 5 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stuttgart 6 Clubs + 2 Hoops
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Baku 10 clubs
Silver medal – second place 2012 N.Novgorod 3 ribbons + 2 hoops
Bronze medal – third place 2012 N.Novgorod 5 balls
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Baku 3 balls + 2 ribbons
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Holon 6 Clubs + 2 Hoops

Career edit

A veteran of the Bulgarian Group. Kamberova has competed in 4 World Championships, Kamberova has been practising gymnastics since the age of 7. The Bulgarian group won bronze in all-around at the 2011 World Championships in Montpellier, France. She was member of the Bulgarian Group that competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1]

In June 2014, she and the Bulgarian group won a gold medal in the 10 clubs event of the 2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships.[2] They won gold medal at the 2014 World Cup Final in Kazan, Russia in 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons and silver in 10 Clubs. In September 22–28, Kamberova and her group mates won gold in the group all-around at the 2014 World Championships, 17 years later since the Bulgarian group won gold at the 1996 World Championships, they also won silver medal in 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons.[3]

On 22 December 2014, Kamberova and her colleagues from the national gymnastics team were chosen as the team of the year in Bulgarian sport.[4]

Kamberova was a member of the Bulgarian group that competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Together with Lyubomira Kazanova, 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.[5]

Detailed Olympic results edit

Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying
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

References edit

  1. ^ "Ренета Камберова". sportni.bg. 2012.
  2. ^ "Грациите ни покориха европейския връх! Ансамбълът ни спечели на бухалки". topsport.bg. 15 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Bulgaria Wins Gold at Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship". Novinite. 27 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Гимнастичките ни отнесоха Лудогорец (СНИМКИ)". Livesport.bg. 22 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Bulgaria with Bronze Medal after Impressive Performance in Rio Rhythmic Gymnastics". Novinite. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

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