Ivomira Mihaylova Explained

National Team:Bulgaria
Birth Date:12 March 1990
Country:Bulgaria
Sport:Judo
Disability:Visual impairment
Weight Class:+70 kg
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Updated:14 November 2017

Ivomira Mihaylova (Bulgarian: Ивомира Михайлова) (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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ivomira Mihaylova Judoka. Judo Inside. 14 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Ivomira Mihaylova. Coeur Handisport. 14 November 2017. French.
  3. Web site: JUDO: Myles Porter Wins Bronze at Visually Impaired World Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20171115014850/https://www.teamusa.org/Media/News/Judo/JUDO-Myles-Porter-Wins-Bronze-at-Visually-Impaired-World-Championships. dead. November 15, 2017. Team USA. 14 November 2017. 27 March 2010.
  4. News: Bulgarian PM Notably Absent from '2011 Sports Personality' Nominations. 14 November 2017. Novinite. 12 December 2011.
  5. News: Paralimpiyatlar'da Türkiye için hareketli gün. 14 November 2017. BBC News. 2 September 2012. Turkish.
  6. News: Londra'dan bir madalya daha. 14 November 2017. Borsa Gundem. 2 September 2012. Turkish.
  7. Web site: Hale. Laura. American judoka Sarah Chung prepared for IBSA World Games. Parasport News. 14 November 2017. 25 April 2015.