Maria Grozdeva
Maria Zdravkova Grozdeva (Bulgarian: Мария Здравкова Гроздева, née Григорова, Grigorova; born on 23 June 1972 ) is a Bulgarian sport shooter, concentrating on both 25 metre pistol and 10 metre air pistol. She is the only woman to have successfully defended 25 metre pistol title at the Olympic Games. Apart from her five Olympic medals including two gold medals, she also has been successful at CISM World Championships and ISSF World Cups. She is also the current holder of the final world record in 25 metre pistol. Grozdeva was born in Sofia.
 Grozdeva in 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Maria Zdravkova Grozdeva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 1972 (age 48) Sofia, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olympic results
| Event | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
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| 25 metre pistol | 18th 574 |
21st 574 |
 589+101.3 |
585+103.2 |
5th 583+203.6 |
9th 583 |
| 10 metre air pistol |  383+98.6 |
389+99.5 |
38th 367 |
386+96.3 |
11th 382 |
24th 378 |
Records
| Current world records held in 25 metre pistol | ||||||||
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| Women (CISM) | Individual | 590 |    |
1993 1996 2015 June 2, 2018 June 2, 2018 |
(NOR) (SWE) (KOR) Thun (SUI) Thun (SUI) |
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VIP Brother 3
On 17 March 2009 Mariya became a contestant on the third season of the reality show VIP Brother (the Bulgarian version of the Big Brother celebrity edition).
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mariya Grozdeva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- Grozdeva's profile at ISSF NEWS
Olympic Champions in Women's 25 metre pistol | |
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