Stefka Barakova

Stefka is one of the clubs best coaches. She is a two time World Champion in Acro Gymnastics. Her first World Championships was in 1987 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA where she got an astonishing score of 9.93 in her second routine which meant her Trio beat The People’s Republic of China and The USSR gaining Bulgaria a Gold Medal in the Women’s Trio.

At the age of 8 Stefka started gymnastics in Bulgaria with 1 session a week and having to travel to the nearest town Jambol which was 30 mins away. The next year as her talent was recognised she was invited to train 7 days a week with 2 sessions a day. This meant that at the age 9 she moved away from her home to pursue her dream of competition at an International event.