Mirela Demireva in 2012
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Nationality | Bulgarian | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sofia, Bulgaria |
28 September 1989 ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Country | 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.
She did not reach the final at the 2006 World Junior Championships, but won the silver medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. She was again knocked out in the first round at the 2011 European U23 Championships.
At the senior level she finished eighth at the 2012 European Championships and seventh at the 2013 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the 2013 World Championships without reaching the final. .
Her personal best jump is 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in), achieved in June 2016 in Szczecin.
At the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016, she won a silver medal jumping 1.97 m.