Mirela Demireva
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| Full name | Mirela Krasimirova Demireva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Bulgarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1989年09月28日) 28 September 1989 (age 35) Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Atletik Sf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Liliana Videva (2004–2014) Rini van Leeuwen (2014–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mirela Krasimirova Demireva (Bulgarian: Мирела Красимирова Демирева; born 28 September 1989) is a Bulgarian high jumper.
Career
[edit ]Demireva did not reach the final at the 2006 World Junior Championships, but won the silver medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships.[1] She was again knocked out in the first round at the 2011 European U23 Championships.[2]
At the senior level she finished eighth at the 2012 European Championships [3] and seventh at the 2013 European Indoor Championships.[4] She also competed at the 2013 World Championships without reaching the final.[1]
At the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016 Demireva won a silver medal, jumping 1.97 m. She also won two consecutive silver medals at the European Championships (2016–18). Demireva was the 2016 Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year and came in second place during the 2018 edition of the award.[5]
Her personal best jump is 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in), achieved in June 2018 at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm.[1]
Achievements
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| Preceded by | Women's Bulgarian National Champion 2007–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Women's Bulgarian National Champion 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Women's Bulgarian National Champion 2013–2014 |
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References
[edit ]- ^ a b c Mirela Demireva at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
- ^ 8th European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 14 – 17 July 2011 Results High Jump Women Qualification Archived 20 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine (PDF)
- ^ European Athletics Championships Helsinki, Finland 27 June – 1 July 2012 Results High Jump Women Final Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine (PDF)
- ^ European Athletics Indoor Championships Göteborg, Sweden 28 February – 3 March 2013 Results High Jump Women Final Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine (PDF)
- ^ "Тайбе Юсеин е "Спортист на годината"! (видео+галерии)" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 2018年12月20日. Retrieved 2018年10月16日.
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian female high jumpers
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Bulgaria
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Bulgaria
- Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes from Sofia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Diamond League winners
- 21st-century Bulgarian sportswomen
- Bulgarian athletics biography stubs