Ivomira Mihaylova
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| National team | Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 12, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Visual impairment | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +70 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ivomira Mihaylova (born 12 March 1990) is a Bulgarian judoka who competes in the +70 kg and +78 kg weight classes internationally, winning multiple medals at the IBSA European Judo Championships.
Career
Ivomira Mihaylova was born on 12 March 1990.[1] At the 2009 International Blind Sports Federation European Judo Championships, she won the bronze medal in the +78 kg weight class.[2] Mihaylova finished fifth in the women's +70 kg class at the IBSF Judo World Championships in 2010, held in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[3]
She took part in the 2011 IBSA European Judo Championships, in Crawley, England. Mihaylova competed in two different weight classes, both the +70 kg and the +78 kg, winning the silver medal in the former and the gold medal in the latter.[2] She was nominated for Bulgarian Disabled Athlete of the Year later in 2011, alongside Alexander Kenanov, Dechko Ovcharov, Ruzhdi Ruzhdi and Stela Eneva.[4]
Mihaylova was selected for the Bulgarian team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England, in the women's +70 kg tournament. She reached the quarter finals, where she lost to eventual silver medallist Turkey's Nazan Akin through an ippon.[5][6]
In 2015, Mihaylova was ranked ninth in the world in her weight class.[7]
References
- ^ "Ivomira Mihaylova Judoka". Judo Inside. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Ivomira Mihaylova" (in French). Coeur Handisport. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "JUDO: Myles Porter Wins Bronze at Visually Impaired World Championships". Team USA. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Bulgarian PM Notably Absent from '2011 Sports Personality' Nominations". Novinite. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Paralimpiyatlar'da Türkiye için hareketli gün". BBC News (in Turkish). 2 September 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Londra'dan bir madalya daha". Borsa Gundem (in Turkish). 2 September 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ Hale, Laura (25 April 2015). "American judoka Sarah Chung prepared for IBSA World Games". Parasport News. Retrieved 14 November 2017.