Tereza Marinova
| Personal information |
| Born |
May 9, 1977 (1977-05-09) (age 34)
Pleven, Bulgaria |
| Height |
5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) |
| Sport |
| Country |
 Bulgaria |
| Sport |
Triple jump |
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Tereza Moncheva Marinova (Bulgarian: Тереза Мончева Маринова; born September 5, 1977 in Pleven) is a Bulgarian athlete who competed in long jump and triple jump.
In her younger days she became both European Junior and World Junior champion, and she still holds the world junior record at triple jump. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal with a personal best jump of 15.20 metres.
In long jump her personal best is 6.46 m. She did not compete internationally after the 2004 World Indoor Championships until 2006. She finished sixth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships.
Her father Moncho was a prominent 800 metres runner who once set a Bulgarian record and still holds the Bulgarian one mile record, and her brother Tsvetomir was a talented 400 metres runner.
Marinova retired from the sport shortly before the start of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] She has stated that she would like to work as an athletics instructor.
[edit] Personal life
Marinova gave birth to her first child, a girl named Darina, on 17 February 2011.[2]
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Marinova, Tereza |
| Alternative names |
Тереза Мончева Маринова |
| Short description |
Bulgarian long jumper and triple jumper |
| Date of birth |
September 5, 1977 |
| Place of birth |
Pleven, Bulgaria |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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Bulgaria
