The Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 25m Pistol gold medallist Grozdeva was one of 127 athletes named to Bulgaria's team for the Baku 2015 European Games. The Bulgarian team, which will be accompanied by 77 officials, also includes a number of wrestlers with international success.
Stanka Hristova won a silver medal in the Freestyle Wrestling 72kg weight class at Beijing 2008 and at London 2012 and is also a five-time world champion. Two-time Wrestling world silver medallist Taybe Yusein and 2008 Wrestling Olympian Elina Vaseva are also part of the women's team.
The 2006 world champion Radoslav Velikov and Kiril Terziyev both won Freestyle bronze medals at Beijing 2008 while Vladimir Dubov is a past world silver medallist.
The Greco-Roman team has Yavor Yanakiyev, the bronze medallist from Beijing 2008 and the 2007 world champion. Also on the team are 2014 European champion and 2012 Olympian Aleksandar Kostadinov and past European silver medallist Vladislav Metodiev.
The men’s Volleyball team features a handful of European or world medallists while Badminton player Petya Nedelcheva has competed at two Olympics.
Here is the full Bulgarian team:
Archery: Dobromira Danailova, Yavor Christov
Badminton: Linda Zechiri, Petya Nedelcheva, Stephanie Stoyeva, Gabriella Stoyeva, Blagovest Kisyov, Liliyan Mihaylov, Mikhail Mikhaylov
Beach Volleyball: Irena Mishonova, Svetla Angelova
Boxing: Tinko Banabakov, Daniel Asenov, Stefan Ivanov, Elian Dimitrov, Ayrin Ismetov, Simeon Chamov, Radoslav Pantaleyev, Christian Dimitrov, Petar Belberov, Stoyka Petrova, Stanimira Petrova, Denitsa Yeliseeyeva
Canoe Sprint: Miroslav Kirchev, Berenike Faldum, Galin Georgiyev, Nikolay Milev
Cycling Road: Nikolay Michaylov, Stefan Christov
Diving: Dimitr Isayev, Bogomil Koynashki
Fencing: Atanas Arnaudov, Deyan Dobrev
Artistic Gymnastics: Aleksandar Batinkov, Martin Angelov, Yordan Aleksandrov, Ralitsa Mileva, Albena Zlatkova, Valentina Rashkova
Acrobatic Gymnastics: Alex Zhekov, Elena Velikova
Rhythmic Gymnastics: Mariya Mateva, Nevana Vladinova, Mikhaela Mayevska, Reneta Kamberova, Reneta Tsvetelina, Tsvetelina Stoyanova, Christiana Todorova
Judo: Yanislav Gerchev, Ivaylo Ivanov, Ivelina Iliyeva
Karate: Borislava Ganeva
Sambo: Magdalena Brbanova, Kalian Stefanova, Vana Ivanova, Gabriella Gigova, Borislav Yanakov, Martin Ivanov
Shooting: Maria Grozdeva, Antoaneta Boneva, Anton Rizov, Samuil Donkov
Swimming: Kaloyan Nikolov, Matyu Tsenkov, Diana Petkova, Boyana Tomova
Synchronised Swimming: Mikhaela Peyeva, Mariya Kirkova
Table Tennis: Aneliya Karova
Taekwondo: Valdimir Dalakliyev, Teodor Georgiyev
Trampoline: Valeriya Yordanova, Simona Ivanova
Triathlon: Christa Stoyneva, Emil Stoynev
Greco-Roman Wrestling: Aleksandar Kostadinov, Konstantin Stas, Svilen Kostadinov, Yavor Yanakiyev, Daniel Aleksandrov, Nikolai Bayrakov, Vladislav Metodiyev , Miloslav Metodiyev
Freestyle Wrestling: Vladimir Dubov, Radoslav Velikov, Borislav Novachkov, Miroslav Kirov, Kiril Terziyev, Georgi Sredkov, Dragomir Stoychev, Dimitr Kumchev, Elitsa Yankova, Pepa Dimitrova, Evelina Nikolova, Mimi Kristova, Taybe Yusein, Elina Vaseva, Janan Manolova, Stanka Khristova
Volleyball: Diana Nenova, Nasya Dimitrova, Lora Kitipova, Dobriana Rabadzhieva, Gabriella Koyeva, Gergana Dimitrova , Khristina Ruseva, Miroslava Paskova, Silvana Chausheva, Mariya Filipova, Jan Todorova, Yelitsa Vasileva, Mira Todorova, Emiliya Nikolova, Georgi Bratoyev, Rozalin Penchev, Martin Bojilov, Svetoslav Gotsev, Danail Milushev, Branimir Grozdanov, Dobromir Dimitrov, Valentin Bratoyev, Jani Jelazkov, Todor Aleksiev, Nikolay Nikolov, Borislav Apostolov, Ventsislav Ragin, Petar Karakashev
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