Maria Grozdeva
 Grozdeva in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maria Zdravkova Grozdeva |
| Born | 23 June 1972 (age 50) Sofia, Bulgaria |
Medal record | |
Maria Zdravkova Grozdeva, married surname Grigorova (Bulgarian: Мария Здравкова Гроздева-Григорова; 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. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 25 m pistol, and Women's 10 m air pistol.[1]
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.[2]
Life[edit]
Grozdeva was born in Sofia. She is president of the Bulgaria Shooting Union.[3]
VIP Brother 3[edit]
On 17 March 2009 Grozdeva became a contestant on the third season of the reality show VIP Brother (the Bulgarian version of the Big Brother celebrity edition).[4]
Olympic results[edit]
| Event | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 metre pistol | 18th 574 |
21st 574 |
 Gold589+101.3 |
Gold 585+103.2 |
5th 583+203.6 |
9th 583 |
| 10 metre air pistol |  Bronze383+98.6 |
Bronze 389+99.5 |
38th 367 |
Bronze 386+96.3 |
11th 382 |
24th 378 |
Records[edit]
| 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)
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1993 1996 2015 June 2, 2018 June 2, 2018 |
(NOR) (SWE) (KOR) Thun (SUI) Thun (SUI) |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Shooting GROZDEVA Maria - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Archived from the original on 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation - issf-sports.org". www.issf-sports.org. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "Maria Grozdeva, President of the Bulgaria Shooting Union, wins her 16th World Cup Gold medal in Rio". infobae (in European Spanish). July 12, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "Bulgaria Much Anticipated VIP Brother 3 Begins with Political Scandal - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency". www.novinite.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- 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
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