Elitsa Yankova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Elitsa Yankova

Bulgarian female wrestler

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1994

Place of Birth: Varna, Varna Province, Bulgaria

Profession: amateur wrestler

Nationality: Bulgaria

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Elitsa Atanasova Yankova (Bulgarian: ????? ????????? ??????, 18 September 1994) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler.
She participated in the 48 kg competition in 2016 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal.
This became the first 2016 Olympics medal for Bulgaria.As an adolescent, Yankova had ambitions for short-distance running in track and field, but later switched to freestyle wrestling.
Her father, Atanas Yankov, is a former Greco-Roman wrestler.In 2009, Yankova, though she failed to secure a spot at the European Championships, was noticed by coach Petar Kasabov, who convinced her to start training under him with the Levski sports club.
In 2013, she became a junior world champion.
She also holds a number of national titles.
In 2015, Yankova damaged her spine, but recovered and returned to wrestling.Yankova's hobby is folk dancing.
She is a student at the South-West University.