Mirela Demireva
Mirela Demireva (Bulgarian: Мирела Демирева) (born 28 September 1989) is a Bulgarian high jumper.
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Nationality | Bulgarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sofia, Bulgaria | 28 September 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | High jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Atletik Sf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Liliana Videva (2004–2014) Rini van Leeuwen (2014–) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 16th (q) | 1.78 m |
2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 3rd | 1.82 m |
2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 1.86 m |
2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 7th | 1.83 m |
2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 17th (q) | 1.80 m |
2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | 1.92 m |
2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7th | 1.87 m |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 9th | 1.88 m |
2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | 1.96 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2nd | 1.97 m | |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 7th | 1.92 m |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 6th | 1.89 m |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 2.00 m | |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 10th | 1.89 m |
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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
- 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.