Maria Grozdeva
| File:Maria grozdeva.jpg Grozdeva in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maria Zdravkova Grozdeva |
| Born | 23 June 1972 (age 53) Sofia, Bulgaria |
Medal record | |
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Maria Zdravkova Grozdeva-Grigorova (Bulgarian: Мария Здравкова Гроздева-Григорова; born on 23 June 1972) is a Bulgarian retired sport shooter, who competed in 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 metre pistol, and Women's 10 metre air pistol.[1]
Apart from her five Olympic medals including two gold medals, Grozdeva 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] She was named the 2004 Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year. She was also named the 2004 BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year.[3]
Life
[edit | edit source]Grozdeva was born on 23 June 1972 in Sofia. She began shooting at the age of 11, and graduated in sports shooting from the National Sports Academy.[4] She is married to her coach Valeri Grigorov, with whom she has three children.[5]
Grozdeva announced her decision to retire from professional sports after competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6] She was among the founders of the Bulgarian Shooting Union and served as its president between 2012 and 2022, being succeeded by Vesela Letcheva.[7]
Other endeavors
[edit | edit source]In, 2009 Grozdeva competed as a house guest in the third season of the reality show VIP Brother.[8] She made it into the final three and then placed runner up for the season.[9]
Olympic results
[edit | edit source]| Event | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2020 |
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| 25 metre pistol | 18th 574 |
21st 574 |
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 589+101.3 |
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 585+103.2 |
5th 583+203.6 |
9th 583 |
27th 578 |
| 10 metre air pistol | 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze 383+98.6 |
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze 389+99.5 |
38th 367 |
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze 386+96.3 |
11th 382 |
24th 378 |
43rd 559 |
Records
[edit | edit source]| Current world records held in 25 metre pistol | ||||||||
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| Women (CISM) | Individual | 590 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Duihong (CHN) Maria Grozdeva (BUL)File:Flag of Germany.svg Stephanie Thurmann (GER) File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Mengyuan (CHN) File:Flag of Germany.svg Doreen Vennekamp (GER) |
1993 1996 2015 June 2, 2018 June 2, 2018 |
(NOR) (SWE) (KOR) Thun (SUI) Thun (SUI) |
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External links
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sofia
- Bulgarian female sport shooters
- ISSF pistol shooters
- Olympic shooters for Bulgaria
- World record holders in shooting
- Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria
- Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria
- Olympic medalists in shooting
- Big Brother (Bulgarian TV series) contestants
- Shooters at the 2015 European Games
- European Games competitors for Bulgaria
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 2019 European Games
- Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Bulgarian sportswomen
- 20th-century Bulgarian sportswomen