Day and place of birth: 12.07.1965 in Burgas, Bulgaria

Education and career

1. 1980 – 1983 - Secondary General Education - Sports School “Chavdar”, Sofia
2. 1985 – 1989 - Higher Institute for Physical Culture and Sports “Georgi Dimitrov”, Sofia (currently National Sports Academy); Diploma № 002008
3. I-st qualification - Teacher of Physical Education
4. II-nd qualification - Artistic Gymnastics Coach
5. 2001 - Academic Degree: Doctor’s Degree, PhD
6. 2005 - Assoc.prof.

Work history

1. 1983-1985 - Sports Club CSKA, artistic gymnastics coach.
2. 1983-1985 - Primary School, village of Grashevo, teacher of physical education.
3. 1996-1998 - Coach of National Sport Aerobics Team of Bulgaria.
4. 1996-1999 - Coach of National Sport Aerobics Team of Greece.
5. 1998-1999 - Lecturer at international sports aerobic seminars in Sofia and Athens.
6. 2002 - Artistic Gymnastics Coach - summer camp in Stock on Trent Gymnastics Center, England, (two weeks).
7. 2003 - Artistic Gymnastics Coach - summer camp in Stock on Trent Gymnastics Center, England, (three weeks).
8. 2003 - Lecturer at the VI-th intercontinental sports aerobics course for coaches, organized by FIG – Sofia’03.
9. 2005 - Artistic Gymnastics Coach - summer camp in Stock on Trent Gymnastics Center, England, (two weeks).
10. 2006 - Artistic Gymnastics Coach - summer camp in Stock on Trent Gymnastics Center, England, (two weeks).

Sports activity

1. National Artistic Gymnastics Champion (two times – 1978, 1982)
2. Participant in two World Sports Aerobics Championships - Tokyo’95 and Paris’95, two 10 places taken.
3. Participant in two Еuropean Sports Aerobics Championships - Sofia’95 and Sofia’96, two 5-th places taken.
4. Participant in the European Sports Aerobics Championship in Birmingham’99 as a coach of the National Team of Greece.

Publications, books, guidances

Over 20 scientific publications about sports training problems in artistic gymnastics and sports aerobics.

· 2004 - Sergiev wrote a book “Technique of execution and training methods of difficulty elements” in sports aerobics. The book was very successfully presented during World Championship in Sports Aerobics – Sofia’04. According to President of the FIG Aerobic Gymnastics Committee Mr. John Atkinson it was the first book ever written concerning sports aerobics and this book will be absolutely necessary to athletes and coaches.

LANGUAGES: English (Intermediate level)

OTHER SKILLS
Member of the Technical Committee of the Bulgarian Gymnastics Federation.
Brevet de judge (artistic gymnastics).
Computer skills