Vanessa Panov

Vanessa Panov (born 26 November 1999) is a Canadian retired group rhythmic gymnast. She competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and won two bronze medals at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Early and personal life Panov's mother, Mira Filipova, was also a rhythmic gymnast who competed for Bulgaria in the 1980s. During Panov's career, she was the national group coach for Canada.

Panov studied health sciences at the University of Toronto. In the event finals, they also won two silver medals. At the Youth Olympics, they finished 5th in the all-around. Later that year, at the 2015 World Championships, the group placed 19th in the all-around. The group had hoped to qualify for the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympics; however, they failed to either qualify a direct spot or the opportunity to compete at a last-chance qualifier.

In 2017, Panov competed with the group in a total of five events on the 2017 World Cup series; they placed 9th in the all-around at three events. At the 2017 World Championships, they placed 21st.

The next year, the group competed at the 2019 Pan American Games, held in Lima, Peru. Ahead of the competition, Panov noted that the group was hoping to qualify for the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics and that, "Every single competition, big or small, is another stepping stone in preparing us to qualify for Tokyo 2020." At the Games, they placed 5th in the all-around.

Panov's last international competition was the 2020 Miss Valentine, where the group placed 5th and won bronze in the 3 hoops + 2 pairs of clubs final.