Maria Gigova

Marija Gigowa medal table
Marija Gigowa 1973
Rhythmic sports gymnastics
Bulgaria
World championships
gold	1967 Copenhagen	Single tire
gold	1969 Varna	Individual all-around
gold	1969 Varna	Exercise without a handheld device
gold	1969 Varna	Single tire
gold	1971 Havana	Individual all-around
gold	1971 Havana	Single tire
gold	1971 Havana	Single rope
gold	1973 Rotterdam	Individual all-around
gold	1973 Rotterdam	Single tire
silver	1969 Varna	Single rope
silver	1969 Varna	Single ball
bronze	1973 Rotterdam	Single clubs
bronze	1973 Rotterdam	Single band

Marija Gigowa ( Bulgarian Мария Гигова , born April 21, 1947 in Sofia ) is a former Bulgarian gymnast and multiple world champion.

Life

She graduated from the Georgi Dimitrov University of Physical Culture and Sports in Sofia and was active as an athlete in rhythmic gymnastics . She became world champion several times. At the World Championships in rhythmic gymnastics in 1967 , she won gold on the hoop. During the 1969 World Championships she won gold in the individual all-around in the exercise without a handheld device and on the hoop, and also silver on the rope and ball. At the 1971 World Championships she won gold in the individual all-around, on the hoop and rope. During the 1973 World Championships she was again world champion in the individual all-around and on the tire. She achieved the bronze medal on the clubs and on the ribbon.

She was awarded the Order of Georgi Dimitrov and a Hero of Socialist Work .

literature

• Gigowa, Maria . In: Taschenlexikon Bulgaria , Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig 1983, page 78.