Simona Peycheva

Simona Peycheva (Симона Пейчева, born 14 May 1985, in Sofia) is a rhythmic gymnast who represented Bulgaria at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. She is a vice-World all-around champion from 2001 Madrid and a World champion with hoop, ball and clubs as well as a vice-champion with rope.

Career
Peycheva started rhythmic gymnastics in 1991 under coach Marietta Dukova.

She won three gold medals (hoop, ball, and clubs), two silver medals (all-around and rope), and one bronze medal (team) at the 2001 World Championships. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, she placed 6th in the final with a total score of 101.050 (hoop 25.375, ball 25.675, clubs 25.600, ribbon 24.400). At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, she finished 10th.

Personal life
Peycheva is married to Goran Petrov and has a son named Aleksey.