Emilia Obretenova
Emilia Obretenova is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She represents Bulgaria as part of the national senior group.
Biography
Obretenova took up the sport in October 2015. In 2017, competing among girls born in 2005–2006, she won silver in the All-Around, silver with rope and ball and bronze with hoop at the International Tournament Ness-Ziona.In 2019 she took 5th place among pre-juniors at the Bulgarian Championships. In September 2020 she won gold in the All-Around in the junior category at nationals, in front of Dayana Dimitrova and Antonia Marinova, also claiming the title with clubs.
She became age eligible for senior competitions in 2023, when she won gold at the national club championships as a member of Iliana along Andrea Gyoreva, Karina Petrova, Emona Tsenova, Dara Stoyanova, Magdalena Valkova, Slaveya Donova, Victoria Evtimov, Monika Mladenova, Raya Bozhilova, Tatyana Volozhanina, Stiliana Nikolova and Alexandra Petrova. In July 2024 she was included into the selection process for the Bulgarian group for the 2025-2028 cycle.
In June 2025 she was called up to enter the national senior group, debuting at the World Cup in Cluj-Napoca where Bulgaria placed 5th overall, 8th with 3 balls & 2 hoops and won bronze with 5 ribbons. In August she was selected for the World Championships in Rio de Janeiro along Danaya Atanasova, Sofia Ivanova, Alina Kolomiets and Rachel Stoyanov. There they took 6th place in the All-Around, winning silver in the team event along Eva Brezalieva and Stiliana Nikolova.