Background
Ignatova was born in Sofia on 17 May 1965 and was part of the "golden girl" generation which dominated the sport in the early eighties.
Ignatova was born in Sofia on 17 May 1965 and was part of the "golden girl" generation which dominated the sport in the early eighties.
She was one of the Golden Girls of Bulgaria that dominated Rhythmic Gymnastics in 1980"son She repeated this feat at the 1981 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, winning additional golds for rope and hoop and silver for clubs. Her routines combined a high degree of difficulty, such as a backward shoulder roll with a circling ribbon, with choreography set to a wide variety of modern and classical music
Ignatova was one of the most elegant and charming gymnasts of all times.
She gradually transformed her performing style, starting from dynamic, playful routines and finishing with brilliant pieces of art as "Avenue Maria", with the ball 1986, to the violin accompaniment of the famous Mintcho Mintchev. After retiring she appeared in a film musical Akatamus, directed by Gueorgui Duylguerov and performed onstage for the Theater 13, an innovative drama, music and dance Company led by Bonio Lungov.
She later coached at the Levski club where she began her career. In 1999 she was one of four rhythmic gymnasts inducted into the FIG Hall of Fame.
In 1993 she returned to her "second home", the LEVSKI Spartak gymnastics hall in Gerena to coach beginners.