Mirela Demireva
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| Nationality | Bulgarian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
28 September 1989 Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Atletik Sf | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Rini van Leeuwen | ||||||||||||||||||
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Mirela Demireva (Bulgarian: Мирела Демирева) (born 28 September 1989) is a Bulgarian high jumper.
Career
She 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] .
Her personal best jump is 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in), achieved in June 2016 in Szczecin.[1]
At the Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro 2016, she won a silver medal jumping 1.97 m.
References
- 1 2 3 Mirela Demireva profile at IAAF
- ↑ 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 (PDF)
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