Mirela Krasimirova Demireva ( bg, Мирела Красимирова Демирева; born 28 September 1989) is a

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

n 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. 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.European Athletics Indoor Championships Göteborg, Sweden 28 February – 3 March 2013 Results High Jump Women Final
(PDF) She also competed at the 2013 World Championships without reaching the final. 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 Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year ( bg, Спортист на годината на България, ''Sportist na godinata na Balgariya'') is an annual award given to the best Bulgarian sportsperson of the year. The winner is selected by author ...

and came in second place during the 2018 edition of the award. Her personal best jump is , achieved in June 2018 at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm.

Achievements

References

1989 births Living people Bulgarian female high jumpers World Athletics Championships athletes for Bulgaria European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bulgaria Olympic silver medalists for Bulgaria Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes from Sofia Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Bulgarian women 21st-century Bulgarian people {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub