Eliza Jankowa

Jankowa (right) at the Olympic Games in the fight against Mariya Stadnik

Personal information

Surname:

Jankowa Atanasova Eliza

Nationality:

Bulgaria

Society:

Levski Sofia

Date of birth:

September 18, 1994

Place of birth:

Varna , Bulgaria

Size:

1.51 m

Style:

Freestyle wrestling

Weight class:

Flyweight

Medals

bronze

silver

-48 kg

bronze

-48 kg

Eliza Atanassowa Jankowa ( Bulgarian Елица Атанасова Янкова ; born September 18, 1994 in Varna ) is a Bulgarian wrestler .

biography

Eliza Jankowa was active as a sprinter in athletics as a teenager , but later switched to wrestling. In 2009 she was discovered by the coach Petar Kasabow , who brought her to Levski Sofia . In 2013 she became junior world champion. Two years later, she injured her spine, but recovered and returned. She won silver at the 2015 European Games in Baku . In 2016 she won the bronze medal at the European Championships in Riga and the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .

Eliza Jankowa in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Jankowa, Eliza
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Jankowa, Eliza Atanassowa (full name); Янкова, Елица Атанасова (Bulgarian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bulgarian wrestler
DATE OF BIRTH	September 18, 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH	Varna , Bulgaria