Mirela Demireva

Mirela Demireva
	Demireva in 2012
Personal information
Nationality	Bulgarian
Born	28 September 1989; Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country	Bulgaria
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	High jump
Club	Atletik Sf
Coached by	Liliana Videva (2004–2014); Rini van Leeuwen (2014–)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Outdoor: 2.00; Indoor: 1.95;
Women's Athletics
Representing Bulgaria
Olympic Games
European Championships

Mirela Demireva (Bulgarian: Мирела 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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Bulgaria
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
2016	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
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	2nd	2.00 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	10th	1.89 m

Sporting positions
Preceded by Maria Nikolova	Women's Bulgarian National Champion 2007–2008	Succeeded by Venelina Veneva-Mateeva
Preceded by Venelina Veneva-Mateeva	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

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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[bio-1] Mirela Demireva at World Athletics

[2] 8th European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 14 – 17 July 2011 Results High Jump Women Qualification (PDF)

[3] European Athletics Championships Helsinki, Finland 27 June – 1 July 2012 Results High Jump Women Final (PDF)

[4] 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)

[Sportal1-5] "Тайбе Юсеин е "Спортист на годината"! (видео+галерии)" (in Bulgarian). Sportal.bg. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2018-10-16.