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Maria Kitkarska
Full nameMaria Kitkarska
Born (1995-07-13) 13 July 1995 (age 31)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Canada
ClubQuesto
Assistant coach
Lidia Joukova
Retired2014
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 GlasgowTeam
Pacific Rim Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 RichmondTeam

Maria Kitkarska (Bulgarian: Мария Киткарска) (born 13 July 1995 in Sofia, Bulgaria) is a Canadian former individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2010 Canadian junior all-around champion and 2012 Canadian senior all-around champion.

Career

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Kitkarska began rhythmic gymnastics in 2005.[1] She competed at the 2009 Junior Pan American Championships, where she won bronze in the all-around as well as three medals in the event finals: silver with ball and bronze with clubs and rope.[2][3]

In 2010, she became the Canadian junior champion.[4] She competed at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, finishing 11th in qualifications.[5]

The next year, she debuted as a senior. She was one of eight athletes to receive a scholarship for athletes in circus-related sports from Cirque du Soleil.[6] In September, she competed at the 2011 World Championships in Montpellier, France, where she finished 80th in the all-around.[7] In October, she placed 6th at the 2011 Pan American Games.[8]

She received a second scholarship from Cirque du Soleil in 2012,[9] and that year, she became the Canadian senior champion.[4][10]

In 2014, Kitkarska again received a Cirque due Soleil scholarship.[11] She competed with her teammates, Patricia Bezzoubenko and Annabelle Kovacs, and the Canadian junior team at the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships, where they won the team silver medal. Individually, Kitkarska placed 5th and qualified for three event finals.[12]

Kitkarska was named a member of the Canadian team (along with Bezzoubenko and Kovacs) for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, which took place in August. Ahead of the Games, they trained together in Spain.[10] She and her teammates won gold together in the team event.[13] Individually, Kitkarska finished 8th in the all-around finals and qualified to three apparatus finals.[14] In September, she competed at the 2014 World Championships, where she finished in 78th place.[15]

Personal life

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Kitkarska was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. At around age four, she moved to Montreal, where her mother taught English.[4][16] She has a younger sister and speaks four languages: French, Bulgarian, English, and Spanish.[17]

References

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  1. ↑ "KITKARSKA Maria". World Gymnastics. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Campeonato Panamericano Juvenil Gimnasia Ritmica Concurso Múltiple Individual" [Pan American Junior Championship Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-around] (PDF). USA Gymnastics (in Spanish). 15 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Campeonato Panamericano Juvenil Gimnasia Ritmica Concurso Individual por aparato" [Pan American Junior Championship Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus Finals] (PDF). USA Gymnastics (in Spanish). 15 November 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Преглед на печата" [Print preview]. DarikNews (in Bulgarian). 1 June 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Singapore 2010 Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Singapore 2010. 24 August 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Le Cirque du Soleil verse des bourses totalisant 20 000 $ à huit athlètes" [Cirque du Soleil awards scholarships totaling $20,000 to eight athletes]. La Presse Canadienne (in French). 20 June 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "31st FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Montpellier (FRA)". World Gymnastics. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Guadalajara 2011 Individual All Around and Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Huit etudiants athlètes se partagent 21 500 $ de bourses du Cirque du Soleil" [Eight student-athletes share $21,500 in scholarships from Cirque du Soleil.]. La Presse Canadienne (in French). 6 June 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  10. 1 2 "« Je suis très bien préparée » - Kitkarska" ["I'm very well prepared" - Kitkarska]. Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). 22 July 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "La FAEQ et le Cirque du Soleil recompensent huit athlètes-etudiants" [The FAEQ and Cirque du Soleil Award Eight Student-Athletes]. La Presse Canadienne (in French). 5 June 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "2014 Pacific Rim Championship" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  13. ↑ Hayakawa, Michael (25 July 2014). "Thornhill's Bezzoubenko golden at Commonwealth Games". yorkregion.com. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  14. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 XX Commonwealth Games Official Results Book Gymnastics (Rhythmic)" (PDF). Glasgow 2014. 26 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2016.
  15. ↑ "33rd FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Izmir (TUR)". World Gymnastics. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Софиянка стана шампионка на Британската общност" [Sofian became the champion of the British Commonwealth]. Topsport (in Bulgarian). 30 July 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Maria Kitkarska". Team Canada. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
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