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{{short description|Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast}}
{{Short description|Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast}}
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'''Madlen Radukanova''' (born 14 May 2000) is a [[Bulgaria]]n group [[rhythmic gymnast]]. She is a two-time (2018, 2019) [[Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships| World]] Group All-around bronze medalist, the [[2017 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2017 World]] Group All-around silver medalist and the [[2018 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2018 European]] Group All-around bronze medalist.
'''Madlen Milenova Radukanova''' ({{lang-bg|Мадлен Миленова Радуканова}}; born 14 May 2000)<ref>{{cite web |title=Madlen Radukanova |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/141322 |website=[[Olympedia]] |access-date=16 February 2023}}</ref> is a [[Bulgaria]]n group [[rhythmic gymnast]]. She is the [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Women's rhythmic group all-around|2020 Olympic group all-around]] champion and the [[2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships|2018 World]] 5 hoops champion. She is a two-time [[Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|European]] champion, a two-time (2018, 2019) [[Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships| World]] group all-around bronze medalist, the [[2017 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2017 World]] group all-around silver medalist, and the [[2018 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|2018 European]] group all-around bronze medalist.


== Biography ==
== Career ==
Radukanova began rhythmic gymnastics when she was five years old.<ref name="fig"/>
She started [[rhythmic gymnastics]] at the age of five in [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]]. First she competed as individual gymnast and then joined junior group, which competed at the [[2015 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|2015 Junior European Championships]] in [[Minsk]], [[Belarus]] and won bronze medal in 5 Balls Final. In 2016 she became part of the new ensemble with [[Elena Bineva]], [[Simona Dyankova]], [[Laura Traets]] and [[Teodora Aleksandrova]]. Her hobbies are watching football and listening to music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fig-gymnastics.com/publicdir/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=39880|title=Madlen Radukanova|publisher=FIG|language=English}}</ref>


=== 2017 ===
In 2019, she and her teammates placed 3rd in Group All-Around Final at [[2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships|2019 World Championships]] in [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]] and secured an olympic spot<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/athletes/detail/madlen-radukanova/|title=Madlen Radukanova|publisher=Olympic Channel|language=English}}</ref> for [[Bulgaria]] at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]. They also won silver medal in 5 Balls Final behind [[Japan]].
Radukanova began competing with Bulgaria's main senior group in 2017. At the [[2017 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series|Pesaro World Cup]], she won the gold medal in the group all-around and the silver medal in the 5 hoops final.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIG RG World Cup Pesaro All Around Group |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_17pesaro_groupaa.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=8 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FIG RG World Cup Pesaro Group Apparatus Finals |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_17pesaro_groupevents.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=9 April 2017}}</ref> The Bulgarian group won another group all-around gold medal at the Baku World Cup and a silver medal in 3 balls + 2 ropes and a bronze medal in 5 hoops.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup AGF Trophy Results Book |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_17baku.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=10 February 2023 |pages=73, 76}}</ref> Then at the Sofia World Cup, they won another group all-around gold and silver medals in both apparatus finals behind Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web |title=FIG RG World Cup Sofia Results Book |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_17sofia.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=10 February 2023 |pages=22, 29}}</ref> She competed at the [[2017 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships|2017 World Championships]] alongside [[Elena Bineva]], [[Simona Dyankova]], [[Laura Traets]], and [[Teodora Aleksandrova]]. They won the silver medal in the group all-around behind Russia and the bronze medal in the 3 balls + 2 ropes final behind Russia and Japan. They also placed fourth in the 5 hoops final.<ref>{{cite web |title=With World Group All-around title, Russia extends its reign in Pesaro |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=1869864 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title="Farfalle" soar to Group gold on final day of Rhythmic Worlds |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=1871932 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=3 September 2017}}</ref>


== Family ==
=== 2018 ===
At the [[2018 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series|Sofia World Cup]], Radukanova and the Bulgarian group won gold in the group all-around and in 5 hoops and bronze in 3 balls + 2 ropes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Soldatova, Bulgaria take plaudits in Sofia opener |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2018600 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=3 April 2018}}</ref> Then at the Baku World Cup they won gold in both apparatus finals but lost the group all-around to Italy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sergeeva, Bulgaria shine as World Cup concludes in Baku |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2049108 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=30 April 2018}}</ref> They won another group all-around gold medal at the Guadalajara World Challenge Cup in addition to winning gold in 3 balls + 2 ropes and silver in 5 hoops.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ashram and Bulgaria earn All-around golds in Guadalajara |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2053397 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=7 May 2018}}</ref> She then competed at the [[2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|European Championships]] alongside [[Elena Bineva]], [[Simona Dyankova]], [[Laura Traets]], and [[Stefani Kiryakova]]. They won the bronze medal in the group all-around behind Russia and Italy and placed fourth in the 5 hoops final. In the 3 balls + 2 ropes final, they won the gold medal, and they won a team bronze medal with the individual juniors.<ref>{{cite web |title=34th European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Results Book |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/RG%202018%20Media%20results%20book.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref> Then at the Kazan World Challenge Cup, they won the group all-around bronze medal behind Italy and Russia, and they won silver in 5 hoops behind Russia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Soldatova, Italian group claim Kazan World Challenge Cup |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2180557 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=27 August 2018}}</ref> The same group competed at the [[2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships|World Championships]] in [[Sofia]] where they won the group all-around bronze medal behind Russia and Italy and [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification|qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Russia claims Rhythmic Group All-around title |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2203907 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=15 September 2018}}</ref> They then won the gold medal in the 5 hoops final and placed sixth in 3 balls + 2 ropes.<ref>{{cite web |title=36th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Results Book |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_18worlds_complete.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref>
Her father [[Milen Radukanov]] was a Bulgarian professional football player and has coached Bulgarian football sides CSKA Sofia, Botev Plovdiv, Slavia Sofia and OFK Pirin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fig-gymnastics.com/publicdir/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=39880|title=Madlen Radukanova|publisher=FIG|language=English}}</ref> She is dating Kaloyan Binev, brother of her teammate [[Elena Bineva]].

=== 2019 ===
Radukanova competed with [[Stefani Kiryakova]], [[Simona Dyankova]], [[Laura Traets]], and [[Erika Zafirova]] during the 2019 season. The group won the gold medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final and the silver medal in the group all-around at the [[2019 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series|Pesaro World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Averinas complete second Pesaro clean sweep |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2433300 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=8 April 2019}}</ref> Then at the Sofia World Cup, they won the group all-around gold medal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ashram and Soldatova shine in Sofia |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2442197 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=16 April 2019}}</ref> She represented [[Bulgaria at the 2019 European Games]] where the Bulgarian group won silver in the [[Gymnastics at the 2019 European Games – Women's rhythmic group all-around|group all-around]] by only 0.050 behind Belarus. They also won the silver medal in the [[Gymnastics at the 2019 European Games – Women's rhythmic group 5 balls|5 balls final]], this time behind Russia. In the [[Gymnastics at the 2019 European Games – Women's rhythmic group 3 hoops and 4 clubs|3 hoops + 4 clubs final]], they won the bronze medal behind Belarus and Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web |title=Minsk 2019 Results Book Rhythmic Gymnastics |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/RG%20Media_0.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[Minsk 2019]] |access-date=10 February 2023}}</ref> She then competed at the [[2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships|World Championships]] in [[Baku]] where the Bulgarian group won the bronze medal in the group all-around behind Russia and Japan.<ref>{{cite web |title=37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Group All-Around Final |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/r_19worlds_gpaa.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=10 February 2023 |date=21 September 2019}}</ref> They then won the silver medal behind Japan in the 5 balls final, and they placed fifth in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final.<ref>{{cite web |title=37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Group Event Finals |url=https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2019/r_19worlds_gpevents.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=10 February 2023 |date=22 September 2019}}</ref>

=== 2021 ===
The Bulgarian team began their year at the [[2021 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series|Sofia World Cup]], where the team won gold in the group all-around and in both apparatus finals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Boryana Kaleyn, Bulgarian Group bloom for six golds at Sofia Rhythmic World Cup |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3092336 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=29 March 2021}}</ref> They once again swept the gold medals at the Baku World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ashram, Bulgarian Rhythmic Group prevail in Baku |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3121642 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=10 May 2021}}</ref> She then competed at the [[Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships|European Championships]] in [[Varna, Bulgaria]]. The Bulgarian team of the senior group, [[Boryana Kaleyn]], and [[Katrin Taseva]] finished in fourth place.<ref>{{cite web |title=37th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics Team Results |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Group%20-%20Qualification%20TeamRankingRg.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=10 February 2023 |date=12 June 2021}}</ref> The Bulgarian group finished fifth in the all-around, but they won gold in the 5 balls final and won silver in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final behind Israel.<ref>{{cite web |title=37th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics Group All-Around Results |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Group%20-%20Qualification%20AllAroundResultsRg_1.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=10 February 2023 |date=12 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=37th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics 5 Balls Results |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Group%20-%20Apparatus%20Final%205%20Balls%20ApparatusResultsRg_0.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=10 February 2023 |date=12 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=37th European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs Results |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/SENIORS%20-%20Group%20-%20Apparatus%20Final%203%20Hoops%2C%202x%20Clubs%20ApparatusResultsRg_0.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=10 February 2023 |date=12 June 2021}}</ref>

Radukanova was selected to represent [[Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics]] alongside [[Laura Traets]], [[Stefani Kiryakova]], [[Simona Dyankova]], and [[Erika Zafirova]]. Radukanova competed at the Olympic Games with stress fractures in her ankle.<ref name="fig" /> In the qualification round, the group qualified in first place after receiving the highest scores for both of their routines.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GRY/OG2020-_GRY_C73B_GRYW5AA---------------QUAL--------.pdf |website=[[2020 Summer Olympics]] |access-date=7 August 2021 |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808053149/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GRY/OG2020-_GRY_C73B_GRYW5AA---------------QUAL--------.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bulgaria tops ROC in Rhythmic Group qualification |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3273191 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=7 August 2021}}</ref> In the group all-around final, they once again received the highest scores for both routines and won the gold medal with a total score of 92.100, 1.400 points ahead of Russia. This marked the first time a non-Russian team won the Olympic gold medal in [[List of Olympic medalists in gymnastics (women)#All-around,_group|the group all-around]] since Spain won in 1996, and it was the first time Bulgaria won the Olympic group all-around competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian rhythmic dynasty topples, Bulgaria wins gold |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2021/08/09/2003762282 |website=[[Taipei Times]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=9 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bulgaria upsets ROC for first Olympic Rhythmic Group gold |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3274659 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=8 August 2021}}</ref> The Bulgarian group withdrew from the [[2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships|World Championships]] in [[Kitakyushu|Kitakyushu, Japan]], four days before the start of the competition, after an injury to Traets.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Berkeley |first1=Geoff |title=Olympic champions Bulgaria withdraw on eve of Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships due to Traets injury |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1114646/bulgaria-withdraw-rhythmic-gymnastics |website=[[Inside the Games]] |access-date=11 February 2023 |date=26 October 2021}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Radukanova's father [[Milen Radukanov]] was a Bulgarian professional football player and coach.<ref name="fig">{{cite web |title=Radukanova Madlen |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=39880 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=16 February 2023}}</ref> Her sister [[Kristen Radukanova]] is an athlete, competing in 60, 100 and 200 m running.

She is dating a Bulgarian judoka, Bozhidar Temelkov, who competed at World and European Championships. In July 2023, she announced on her Instagram that they are expecting a baby girl. On January 3rd 2024, she gave birth to a daughter Karina.

== Detailed Olympic results ==
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! Year
! Competition Description
! Location
! Music
! Apparatus
! Rank
! Score-Final
! Rank
! Score-Qualifying
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2020
| rowspan="3" | Olympics
| rowspan="3" | [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Women's rhythmic group all-around|Tokyo]]
|
| All-around
| bgcolor=gold | 1st
| bgcolor=gold | 92.100
| 1st
| 91.800
|-
| ''Water'', ''Cosmos'', ''Earth'' <br> by [[Elitsa Todorova|Elica Todorova]], [[Stoyan Yankoulov]], [[Miroslav Ivanov (musician)|Miroslav Ivanov]]
| 5 Balls
| 1st
| 47.550
| 1st
| 47.500
|-
| ''Spartacus,ballet in 3 acts, op.8'' <br> by [[Aram Khachaturian]], [[Bolshoi Theatre]]
| 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
| 1st
| 44.550
| 1st
| 44.300
|-
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 14:08, 26 April 2024

Madlen Radukanova
Full nameMadlen Milenova Radukanova
Alternative name(s)Madi
Country represented Bulgarien
Former countries representedBulgarien
Born (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 24)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
EbeneInternational Elite
ClubLevski-Triadica
Head coach(es)Vesela Dimitrova
Assistant coach(es)Mihaela Maevska
ChoreographerMargarita Budinova
Medal record
Representing  Bulgarien
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 1 2 3
European Games 0 2 1
European Championships 2 1 2
Total 4 5 6
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Group All-around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Sofia 5 Hoops
Silver medal – second place 2017 Pesaro Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2019 Baku 5 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Pesaro 3 Balls + 2 Ropes
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Sofia Group All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku Group All-around
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk 5 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk 3 Hoops and 4 Clubs
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Guadalajara 3 Balls + 2 Ropes
Gold medal – first place 2021 Varna 5 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2021 Varna 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guadalajara Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guadalajara Group All-around
Junior European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Minsk 5 Balls

Madlen Milenova Radukanova (Bulgarian: Мадлен Миленова Радуканова; born 14 May 2000)[2] is a Bulgarian group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic group all-around champion and the 2018 World 5 hoops champion. She is a two-time European champion, a two-time (2018, 2019) World group all-around bronze medalist, the 2017 World group all-around silver medalist, and the 2018 European group all-around bronze medalist.

Career

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Radukanova began rhythmic gymnastics when she was five years old.[3]

2017

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Radukanova began competing with Bulgaria's main senior group in 2017. At the Pesaro World Cup, she won the gold medal in the group all-around and the silver medal in the 5 hoops final.[4][5] The Bulgarian group won another group all-around gold medal at the Baku World Cup and a silver medal in 3 balls + 2 ropes and a bronze medal in 5 hoops.[6] Then at the Sofia World Cup, they won another group all-around gold and silver medals in both apparatus finals behind Ukraine.[7] She competed at the 2017 World Championships alongside Elena Bineva, Simona Dyankova, Laura Traets, and Teodora Aleksandrova. They won the silver medal in the group all-around behind Russia and the bronze medal in the 3 balls + 2 ropes final behind Russia and Japan. They also placed fourth in the 5 hoops final.[8][9]

2018

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At the Sofia World Cup, Radukanova and the Bulgarian group won gold in the group all-around and in 5 hoops and bronze in 3 balls + 2 ropes.[10] Then at the Baku World Cup they won gold in both apparatus finals but lost the group all-around to Italy.[11] They won another group all-around gold medal at the Guadalajara World Challenge Cup in addition to winning gold in 3 balls + 2 ropes and silver in 5 hoops.[12] She then competed at the European Championships alongside Elena Bineva, Simona Dyankova, Laura Traets, and Stefani Kiryakova. They won the bronze medal in the group all-around behind Russia and Italy and placed fourth in the 5 hoops final. In the 3 balls + 2 ropes final, they won the gold medal, and they won a team bronze medal with the individual juniors.[13] Then at the Kazan World Challenge Cup, they won the group all-around bronze medal behind Italy and Russia, and they won silver in 5 hoops behind Russia.[14] The same group competed at the World Championships in Sofia where they won the group all-around bronze medal behind Russia and Italy and qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games.[15] They then won the gold medal in the 5 hoops final and placed sixth in 3 balls + 2 ropes.[16]

2019

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Radukanova competed with Stefani Kiryakova, Simona Dyankova, Laura Traets, and Erika Zafirova during the 2019 season. The group won the gold medal in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final and the silver medal in the group all-around at the Pesaro World Cup.[17] Then at the Sofia World Cup, they won the group all-around gold medal.[18] She represented Bulgaria at the 2019 European Games where the Bulgarian group won silver in the group all-around by only 0.050 behind Belarus. They also won the silver medal in the 5 balls final, this time behind Russia. In the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final, they won the bronze medal behind Belarus and Ukraine.[19] She then competed at the World Championships in Baku where the Bulgarian group won the bronze medal in the group all-around behind Russia and Japan.[20] They then won the silver medal behind Japan in the 5 balls final, and they placed fifth in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final.[21]

2021

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The Bulgarian team began their year at the Sofia World Cup, where the team won gold in the group all-around and in both apparatus finals.[22] They once again swept the gold medals at the Baku World Cup.[23] She then competed at the European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. The Bulgarian team of the senior group, Boryana Kaleyn, and Katrin Taseva finished in fourth place.[24] The Bulgarian group finished fifth in the all-around, but they won gold in the 5 balls final and won silver in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final behind Israel.[25][26][27]

Radukanova was selected to represent Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Laura Traets, Stefani Kiryakova, Simona Dyankova, and Erika Zafirova. Radukanova competed at the Olympic Games with stress fractures in her ankle.[3] In the qualification round, the group qualified in first place after receiving the highest scores for both of their routines.[28][29] In the group all-around final, they once again received the highest scores for both routines and won the gold medal with a total score of 92.100, 1.400 points ahead of Russia. This marked the first time a non-Russian team won the Olympic gold medal in the group all-around since Spain won in 1996, and it was the first time Bulgaria won the Olympic group all-around competition.[30][31] The Bulgarian group withdrew from the World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan, four days before the start of the competition, after an injury to Traets.[32]

Personal life

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Radukanova's father Milen Radukanov was a Bulgarian professional football player and coach.[3] Her sister Kristen Radukanova is an athlete, competing in 60, 100 and 200 m running.

She is dating a Bulgarian judoka, Bozhidar Temelkov, who competed at World and European Championships. In July 2023, she announced on her Instagram that they are expecting a baby girl. On January 3rd 2024, she gave birth to a daughter Karina.

Detailed Olympic results

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Year Competition Description Standort Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying
2020 Olympics Tokyo All-around 1st 92.100 1st 91.800
Water, Cosmos, Earth
by Elica Todorova, Stoyan Yankoulov, Miroslav Ivanov 		5 Balls 1st 47.550 1st 47.500
Spartacus,ballet in 3 acts, op.8
by Aram Khachaturian, Bolshoi Theatre 		3 Hoops + 4 Clubs 1st 44.550 1st 44.300

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