Mirela Manjani

Medal record
Women's athletics
Competitor for Greece
Olympic Games
Silver	2000 Sydney	Javelin
Bronze	2004 Athens	Javelin
World Championships
Gold	1999 Seville	Javelin
Silver	2001 Edmonton	Javelin
Gold	2003 Paris	Javelin
European Championships
Gold	2002 Munich	Javelin

Mirela Manjani (Greek: Μιρέλα Μανιάνι, [miˈrela maˈɲani]; born December 21, 1976 in Durrës, Albania) is a retired Greek javelin thrower. Prior to 1997 she represented Albania.

She won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with a personal best of 67.51 m, and the bronze medal in 2004. Manjani is also a European champion and double world champion. Her personal best throw of 67.51 metres is the current Greek record. She is also the current holder of the Albanian record in javelin with 62.64.

She represented Albania at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA. Mirela Manjani then married the weightlifter George Tzelili (born in Albania, Gjergj Xhelili) in 1997, becoming a Greek citizen. She was known as Mirela Manjani-Tzelili until 2002, when she divorced Tzelili.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Albania
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	22nd	49.96 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	12th	55.56 m
	European Junior Championships	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	2nd
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	24th	55.64 m
Representing Greece
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	11th	61.02 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	9th	58.65 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	67.09 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	2nd	67.51 m = NR
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	65.78 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	67.47 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	1st
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	3rd

References

• IAAF profile for Mirela Manjani

Sporting positions
Preceded by Osleidys Menéndez	Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 2002–2003	Succeeded by Osleidys Menéndez