Elizabeth Paisieva
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Paisieva performing with the ribbon in 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Elisabet Vladimirova Paisieva | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1986 Sofia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Iliana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Ivanka Vidolova | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Iliana Raeva, Stella Salapatiyska | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Milena Bourchina | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elisabet Vladimirova Paisieva (Bulgarian: Елизабет Владимирова Паисиева, born 17 December 1986), also known as Elizabeth Paisieva or Paysieva, is a Bulgarian retired rhythmic gymnast. She competed at two Olympic Games (2004 and 2008). She now works as a coach in Norway.
Career
Paisieva began gymnastics after her mother took her to a gym. She joined the national team at 14 and competed at her first World Championships in 2001 in Madrid, where she was the youngest competitor.[1][2] Along with her teammates Simona Peycheva, Yuliana Naidenova, and Iva Tepeshanova, she won the bronze medal in the team event.[3] Individually, she finished ninth in the all-around.[4]
She competed at the 2002 European Championships, where she won another bronze in the team event with her teammate Peycheva. She finished 14th in the all-around final.[5]
At the 2003 World Championships, extra pressure was on Paiseva, as her more successful teammate Peycheva had failed an anti-doping test shortly before the competition, and Olympic quotas were available at the competition. Paiseva helped win two quotas for Bulgaria, and she also won a bronze in the ribbon final.[1][6]
She competed at the 2004 European Championships. However, the Bulgarian federation withdrew her after the qualification round, where she placed 12th, in protest of scores they said were unfairly low.[7] At the 2004 Summer Olympics she finished 12th overall in the rhythmic individual all-around competition and did not reach the final.[8]
Paisieva competed at the 2006 European Championships and placed 11th,[9] and at the 2007 World Championships, where she finished in 15th.[10] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she placed 19th in qualifications.[8] This was her last competition before she retired.[2]
After completing her competitive career, Paisieva graduated from the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski" and became a coach, and she also studied dance.[11] In 2010, she moved to Norway to coach; she later moved to Paris to coach there, then returned to Norway and became the manager of the Norwegian national team.[1][11][12]
References
- ^ a b c Tsankova, Diana (10 September 2018). "Elizabeth Paisieva – golden girl of rhythmic gymnastics who continues fulfilling her dreams". Bulgarian National Radio. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ a b Ivanova, Kristina (27 May 2016). "Елизабет Паисиева: Усещането да играеш пред българска публика е най-хубавото и никога не се забравя" [Elisabeth Paisieva: The feeling of competing in front of a Bulgarian audience is the best and never forgotten]. Bulgarian National Radio (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "24th World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships". International Gymnastics Federation. 21 October 2001. Archived from the original on 26 March 2007.
- ^ Turner, Amanda (March 2002). "Hoop Dreams". International Gymnast. Vol. 44, no. 3. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "2002 European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics". European Gymnastics. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Final Results" (PDF). Longines Timing. 25 September 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2007.
- ^ "Aumentan las quejas en los Europeos de Kiev" [Complaints increase at the Kyiv Europeans]. Diario ABC (in Spanish). 7 June 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elisabet Paisieva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ "2006 European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics". European Gymnastics. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Results for 28th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Patras (GRE)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ a b Koleva, Radostina (18 June 2011). "Спортът ме научи никога да не се предавам" [Sport taught me never to give up]. duma.bg. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ Ivanova, Kristina (18 April 2020). "Елизабет Паисиева: Отлагането на Олимпиадата няма да попречи на вярата и на желанието на спортистите да участват в Игрите" [Elisabeth Paisieva: Postponing the Olympics will not hinder the faith and the desire of athletes to participate in the Games]. Bulgarian National Radio (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
External links
- Elizabeth Paisieva at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Elizabeth Paisieva at Olympics.com
- Elizabeth Paisieva at Olympic.org (archived)
- Elisabet Paisieva at Olympedia