Kaloyana Nalbantova
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| Born | 6 March 2006 Parvomay, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 53 (17 March 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 53 (17 March 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Kaloyana Nalbantova (Bulgarian: Калояна Налбантова; born 6 March 2006) is a Bulgarian badminton player.[1] She won the women's singles title at the 2022 European Junior Badminton Championships in Belgrade. She also represented Bulgaria in women's singles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]
Career
In 2022, Kaloyana participated in the 2022 European Junior Badminton Championships and beat Lisa Curtin in the women's singles final 14–21, 21–17, 21–16 to win gold. She then won the Hungarian International by defeating Frederikke Lund in the final.[3] In 2023, Kaloyana reached the final of the Dutch International but lost to Huang Yu-hsun.[4] She also won her second international title by defeating Milena Schnider at the Bulgarian International.[5]
In 2024, Kaloyana qualified for the women's singles event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Placed into Group A with number 1 seed An Se-young and host representative Qi Xuefei, she first lost to An Se-young 15–21, 11–21.[6] In her second match, she defeated Qi Xuefei 21–18, 21–18 but did not advance to the knockout stage.[7][8]
Achievements
European Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Athletic Hall Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia | Lisa Curtin | 14–21, 21–17, 21–16 | Gold | [9] |
| 2024 | Poliesportiu Sa Blanca Dona, Ibiza, Spain | Ravza Bodur | 21–16, 21–9 | Gold |
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Hungarian International | Frederikke Lund | 16–21, 21–13, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2023 | Dutch International | Huang Yu-hsun | 10–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Future Series Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Tung Ciou-tong | 17–21, 21–17, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Bulgarian International | Milena Schnider | 21–12, 15–21, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2025 | Belgian International | Peng Yu-wei | 21–8, 13–21, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2025 | Czech Open | Amalie Schulz | 21–14, 12–21, 21–16 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Kaloyana NALBANTOVA". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "NALBANTOVA Kaloyana". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
- ^ МО, ИЦ на (6 November 2022). "Калояна Налбантова спечели титлата на турнира по бадминтон в Унгария" [Kaloyana Nalbantova won the title of the badminton tournament in Hungary]. Информационен център на Министерство на oтбраната (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Калояна Налбантова със сребро в Нидерландия" [Kaloyana Nalbantova with silver in the Netherlands]. Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Калояна Налбантова стана шампионка на международния турнир в София" [Kaloyana Nalbantova became the champion of the international tournament in Sofia]. Sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Калояна Налбантова се справи с французойка за първа победа в Париж" [Kaloyana Nalbantova defeated a Frenchwoman for her first victory in Paris]. bgnes.bg (in Bulgarian). 30 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Двойна победа за Калояна Налбантова - над китайка и над френската публика" [Double victory for Kaloyana Nalbantova - over a Chinese woman and over the French audience]. 24chasa.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Калояна Налбантова записа олимпийска победа" [Kaloyana Nalbantova recorded an Olympic victory]. Sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Налбантова триумфира с титлата на Европейското U19 в Белград" [Nalbantova triumphs with the European U19 title in Belgrade]. Sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
External links
- Kaloyana Nalbantova at BWFBadminton.com
- Kaloyana Nalbantova at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Kaloyana Nalbantova at Olympics.com
- Kaloyana Nalbantova at Olympedia
- Kaloyana Nalbantova on Instagram