Mariela Pashalieva
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Мариела Пашалиева | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 August 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Bulgaria (1981-1988) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSKA Sofia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Neshka Robeva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mariela Pashalieva (Bulgarian: Мариела Пашалиева; born 11 August 1970) is a Bulgarian retired rhythmic gymnast and coach.
Biography
Pashalieva took up the sport at age 7. At the age of 11 she entered the national junior team.
In 1987 she made her European Championships debut in Athens, winning bronze in the All-Around and gold with ball (tied with Elizabeth Koleva and Larissa Medvedeva).[1][2]
At the 1988 European Championships in Helsinki she was part of the group that won gold in the All-Around, with 6 balls and with 3 hoops & 3 ribbons.[3][4][5]
After her retirement she studied at the National Sports Academy "Vassil Levski", in 1993 she started working as a coach at the Iliana Sports Club.[6]
In 2004 she received an invitation to be part of the national team's coaching staff, working with coaches Lilia Ignatova, Adriana Dunavska and Iliana Raeva. Under her guidance the Bulgarian group won various European, World Championships and World Cup medals as well as two Olympic Games' finals.[6]
In 2014 she was hired by the Swiss federation to coach the national group, she would held that position until 2017.[7][8]
In late April 2025 it was announced that the Italian federation chose Pashalieva to be the new coach of the senior group, replacing Emanuela Maccarani who was accused of abuse.[9][10]
References
- ^ "1. European Junior Championships in Athens, Greece (7.-10. May 1987)". rsg.net. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "1.European Junior Championships in Athens, Greece (7.-10. May 1987)". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ "Chi è Mariela Pashalieva, la nuova allenatrice delle Farfalle dopo il licenziamento di Maccarani" (in Italian).
- ^ "6. European Championships in Helsinki, Finland (18.-22. May 1988)". rsg.net. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "1988 European Championships Results Book" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
- ^ a b Sport, Sky (2025-04-30). "Farfalle, Mariela Pashalieva nuova allenatrice". sport.sky.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ topsport.bg (2014-02-17). "Българка пое грациите на Швейцария". Topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "История от Базел: България, художествена гимнастика и Ливърпул". sportinglife.bg. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "Desio - Mariela Pashalieva è la nuova allenatrice della Squadra Nazionale italiana di Ginnastica Ritmica". www.federginnastica.it. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "Българка сменя скандална треньорка начело на италианския национален отбор по художествена гимнастика". Telegraph.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2025-07-07.