Stiliana Nikolova

Bulgaria · Rhythmic · 2022 – present

Stiliana Nikolova competes for Bulgaria in rhythmic gymnastics, 2022 – present. Career medals: 5 gold, 12 silver, 6 bronze.

career medals

across Olympic, World, and Continental finals.

Career, in brief

Stiliana Nikolova competed for Bulgaria in rhythmic gymnastics, from 2022 through 2026.

Timeline

Career arc, year by year.

2026
Continental2026 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships (42nd, Varna)silverMay 27 → 31
Ball silver; Clubs gold; Ribbon silver; AA silver
2025
World2025 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships (41st, Rio de Janeiro)silverAug 20 → 24
Hoop silver; Clubs bronze; Ribbon silver; AA silver
2025
Continental2025 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships (41st, Tallinn)silverJun 4 → 8
Hoop gold; Ball gold; Clubs gold; AA silver
2024
Continental2024 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships (40th, Budapest)goldMay 22 → 26
Hoop silver; AA gold
2023
World2023 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships (40th, Valencia)bronzeAug 23 → 27
Ball bronze; AA 4th
2023
Continental2023 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships (39th, Baku)bronzeMay 17 → 21
Ball silver; Ribbon bronze; AA bronze
2022
World2022 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships (39th, Sofia)bronzeSep 14 → 18
Hoop silver; Clubs silver; Ribbon silver; AA bronze
2022
Continental2022 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships (38th, Tel Aviv)bronzeJun 15 → 19
AA bronze

World — 3 appearances

2025 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships (41st, Rio de Janeiro)

Aug 20 → 24 · Rio de Janeiro

All-Around Final 119.300 (Qual 88.800 — 3rd, advanced) SILVER

Ball Final 28.500 — 5th (Qual 29.400 — 2nd, advanced) 5th

Clubs Final 28.800 (Qual 30.050 — 4th, advanced) BRONZE

Hoop Final 29.950 (Qual 29.350 — 3rd, advanced) SILVER

Ribbon Final 29.800 (Qual 29.050 — 3rd, advanced) SILVER

2023 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships (40th, Valencia)

Aug 23 → 27 · Valencia

All-Around Final 130.650 — 4th (Qual 104.300 — 1st, advanced) 4th

Ball Final 35.150 (Qual 35.150 — 1st, advanced) BRONZE

Clubs Final 32.050 — 6th (Qual 34.450 — 1st, advanced) 6th

Hoop Final 32.350 — 8th (Qual 34.700 — 2nd, advanced) 8th

2022 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships (39th, Sofia)

Sep 14 → 18 · Sofia

All-Around Final 128.800 (Qual 98.200 — 2nd, advanced) BRONZE

Ball Qual 30.300 — did not advance 11th

Clubs Final 32.600 (Qual 32.650 — 1st, advanced) SILVER

Hoop Final 33.400 (Qual 34.150 — 1st, advanced) SILVER

Ribbon Final 31.850 (Qual 31.400 — 2nd, advanced) SILVER

Continental — 5 appearances

2026 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships (42nd, Varna)

May 27 → 31 · Varna

All-Around Final 118.750 (Qual 87.200 — 3rd, advanced) SILVER

Ball Final 29.550 (Qual 28.300 — 1st, advanced) SILVER

Clubs Final 29.750 (Qual 29.800 — 1st, advanced) GOLD

Hoop Qual 29.100 — did not advance 4th

Ribbon Final 28.750 (Qual 28.150 — 5th, advanced) SILVER

2025 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships (41st, Tallinn)

Jun 4 → 8 · Tallinn

All-Around Final 116.700 (Qual 87.400 — 3rd, advanced) SILVER

Ball Final 29.800 (Qual 28.350 — 1st, advanced) GOLD

Clubs Final 30.400 (Qual 29.450 — 4th, advanced) GOLD

Hoop Final 30.300 (Qual 29.600 — 3rd, advanced) GOLD

Ribbon Qual 24.650 — did not advance 33rd

2024 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships (40th, Budapest)

May 22 → 26 · Budapest

All-Around Final 143.750 GOLD

Ball Final 33.550 — 5th (Qual 33.500 — 7th, advanced) 5th

Hoop Final 34.950 (Qual 35.950 — 3rd, advanced) SILVER

Ribbon Final 33.500 — 4th (Qual 32.500 — 6th, advanced) 4th

2023 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships (39th, Baku)

May 17 → 21 · Baku

All-Around Final 129.500 BRONZE

Ball Final 33.350 (Qual 34.600 — 1st, advanced) SILVER

Clubs Qual 29.750 — did not advance 10th

Hoop Final 28.700 — 7th (Qual 32.850 — 3rd, advanced) 7th

Ribbon Final 31.550 (Qual 30.400 — 8th, advanced) BRONZE

2022 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships (38th, Tel Aviv)

Jun 15 → 19 · Tel Aviv

All-Around Final 131.650 BRONZE

Ball Final 33.700 — 4th 4th

Clubs Final 32.450 — 5th 5th

Hoop Final 30.500 — 8th 8th

Ribbon Final 32.400 — 4th 4th

Team affiliations

Bulgaria national program (BUL)

Keep exploring

Bulgaria · MAG · 1992 – 2012

Sources

Sources gymnastics.sport (Rio de Janeiro 2025, Tallinn 2025, Budapest 2024, Baku 2023, +3 more) · backend.europeangymnastics.com (Varna 2026) · europeangymnastics.com (Varna 2026)
Last verified 2026-07-27 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com

Career, in brief

Timeline

World — 3 appearances

Continental — 5 appearances

Team affiliations

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