Maria Grozdeva

Maria Grozdeva

Grozdeva in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Maria Zdravkova Grozdeva
Born	23 June 1972 (1972-06-23) (age 51) Sofia, Bulgaria
Medal record Women's shooting Representing Bulgaria Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 25 m pistol 2004 Athens 25 m pistol 1992 Barcelona 10 m air pistol 1996 Atlanta 10 m air pistol 2004 Athens 10 m air pistol

Maria Zdravkova Grozdeva (Bulgarian: Мария Здравкова Гроздева, née Григорова, Grigorova; born on 23 June 1972 ) is a Bulgarian sport shooter, concentrating on both 25 metre pistol and 10 metre air pistol. She is the only woman to have successfully defended the 25 metre pistol title at the Olympic Games. Apart from her five Olympic medals including two gold medals, she also has been successful at CISM World Championships and ISSF World Cups. She is also the current holder of the final world record in 25 metre pistol. Grozdeva was born in Sofia.

Olympic results

Event	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012
25 metre pistol	18th 574	21st 574	Gold 589+101.3	Gold 585+103.2	5th 583+203.6	9th 583
10 metre air pistol	Bronze 383+98.6	Bronze 389+99.5	38th 367	Bronze 386+96.3	11th 382	24th 378

Records

Current world records held in 25 metre pistol
Women (CISM)	Individual	590	Li Duihong (CHN) Maria Grozdeva (BUL) Stephanie Thurmann (GER) Zhang Mengyuan (CHN) Doreen Vennekamp (GER)	1993 1996 2015 June 2, 2018 June 2, 2018	(NOR) (SWE) (KOR) Thun (SUI) Thun (SUI)

VIP Brother 3

On 17 March 2009 Mariya became a contestant on the third season of the reality show VIP Brother (the Bulgarian version of the Big Brother celebrity edition).

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mariya Grozdeva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
• Grozdeva's profile at ISSF NEWS