Mirela Demireva
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Full name | Mirela Krasimirova Demireva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Bulgarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1989-09-28) 28 September 1989 (age 34) 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
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 Maria Nikolova | Women's Bulgarian National Champion 2007–2008 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Women's Bulgarian National Champion 2011 | Succeeded by Gergana Mincheva |
Preceded by Gergana Mincheva | Women's Bulgarian National Champion 2013–2014 | Succeeded by Galina Nikolova |
References
- ^ a b c Mirela Demireva at World Athletics
- ^ 8th European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 14 – 17 July 2011 Results High Jump Women Qualification (PDF)
- ^ European Athletics Championships Helsinki, Finland 27 June – 1 July 2012 Results High Jump Women Final (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. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
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- 1958: Voynova
- 1959: Ahmedov
- 1960: Dobrev
- 1961: Khlebarov
- 1962: Valchev
- 1963: Gardzhev
- 1964: Radev
- 1965: Asparuhov
- 1966: Gardzhev
- 1967: Radev
- 1968: Radev
- 1969: Zhelev
- 1970: Kirov
- 1971: Kirov
- 1972: Bikov
- 1973: Kolev
- 1974: Tomova
- 1975: Khristov
- 1976: Khristova
- 1977: Petrova
- 1978: Yordanova and Otsetova
- 1979: Tomov
- 1980: Lyubenov
- 1981: Rusev
- 1982: Blagoev
- 1983: Etropolski
- 1984: Andonova
- 1985: Kostadinova
- 1986: Donkova and Zlatev
- 1987: Kostadinova and Markov
- 1988: Dangalakova and Markov
- 1989: Letcheva and Yordanov
- 1990: Botev
- 1991: Todorov
- 1992: Bukhalov
- 1993: Todorov
- 1994: Stoichkov
- 1995: Kostadinova
- 1996: Kostadinova
- 1997: Yotov
- 1998: Dafovska
- 1999: Boevski
- 2000: Marinova
- 2001: Yovchev
- 2002: Neykova
- 2003: Yovchev
- 2004: Grozdeva
- 2005: Topalov
- 2006: Denkova and Staviski
- 2007: Zlateva
- 2008: Neykova
- 2009: Dalakliev
- 2010: Zlateva
- 2011: Zlateva
- 2012: Pulev
- 2013: Angelov
- 2014: Dimitrov
- 2015: Petrova
- 2016: Demireva
- 2017: Dimitrov
- 2018: Yusein
- 2019: Iliev
- 2020: Pironkova
- 2021: Goranova
- 2022: Vezenkov
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