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]
 Grozdeva in 2014 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maria Zdravkova Grozdeva |
| Born | 23 June 1972 (age 52) Sofia, Bulgaria |
Medal record | |
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]
Life
editGrozdeva 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.[3] She is married to her coach Valeri Grigorov, with whom she has three children.[4]
Grozdeva announced her decision to retire from professional sports after competing in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] She was among the founders of the Bulgarian Shooting Union and served as its president between 2012 and 2022, being succeeded by Vesela Letcheva.[6]
Other endeavors
editIn, 2009 Grozdeva competed as a house guest in the third season of the reality show VIP Brother.[7] She made it into the final three and then placed runner up for the season.[8]
Olympic results
edit| Event | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 metre pistol | 18th 574 |
21st 574 |
 Gold589+101.3 |
Gold 585+103.2 |
5th 583+203.6 |
9th 583 |
27th 578 |
| 10 metre air pistol |  Bronze383+98.6 |
Bronze 389+99.5 |
38th 367 |
Bronze 386+96.3 |
11th 382 |
24th 378 |
43rd 559 |
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". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Banov, Georgi (23 June 2022). "Мария Гроздева на 50: И сега не ми стига времето, но поне е без големия стрес". 24 Chasa (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Мария Гроздева: Да отгледаш три деца е по-лесно, отколкото да бориш простаци, които пречат". 24 Chasa (in Bulgarian). 3 October 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Мария Гроздева: Готвех се за край на кариерата от половин година". 24 Chasa (in Bulgarian). 1 August 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ Papazyan, Edward (28 February 2022). "Весела Лечева: Изборът ми за председател на съюза по стрелба не означава напускане на политиката". 24 Chasa (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Bulgaria Much Anticipated VIP Brother 3 Begins with Political Scandal". Novinite. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "TV Presenter Deo Wins Bulgaria's Charity VIP Brother". Novinite. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
External links
edit- Maria Grozdeva at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Maria Grozdeva at Olympics.com
- Maria Grozdeva at Olympedia (archive)
