Tereza Marinova Explained

Tereza Marinova
Fullname:Tereza Moncheva Marinova
Birth Date:5 September 1977
Birth Place:Pleven, Bulgaria
Height:5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m)[1]
Sport:Long jump, Triple jump
Coach:Svetoslav Topuzov (?–1996)
Khristo Markov (1997–2008)

Tereza Moncheva Marinova (Bulgarian: Тереза Мончева Маринова; born 5 September 1977 in Pleven) is a Bulgarian athlete who specialised in the triple jump. She was the gold medallist in that event at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a bronze medallist at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and 1998 European Athletics Championships. She won triple jump titles at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships and 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships. She made her international debut in 1994 and retired in 2008.

Her personal best in the triple jump of, set during her Olympic win, is the Bulgarian national record. Marinova's winning jump of at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics remains the world under-20 record for the triple jump. She also has a best of in the long jump, set indoors in 2002.

At the Bulgarian Athletics Championships, she won three triple jump titles (1995, 1996, 2003) and one long jump title in 2000.[2] She also won three triple jump titles at the Bulgarian Indoor Athletics Championships (1996, 1999, 2006), as well as the long jump title in 2000.[3] Marinova won six Balkan championships indoors and outdoors.[4] [5]

Career

In her earlier days she became both European Junior and World Junior champion, and she still holds the world junior record at triple jump. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal with a personal best jump of 15.20 metres.

In long jump her personal best is 6.46 m. She did not compete internationally after the 2004 World Indoor Championships until 2006. She finished sixth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships.[6]

Her father Moncho was a prominent 800 metres runner who once set a Bulgarian record[7] and still holds the Bulgarian one mile record, and her brother Tsvetomir was a talented 400 metres runner.

Tereza Marinova retired from athletics shortly before the start of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8] Nine months after that she started work as an athletics instructor.[9] Marinova was one of the commentators for the Bulgarian National Television during the 2012 Summer Olympics.[10] She is currently an instructor at the National Sports Academy.[11]

Personal life

Marinova gave birth to her first child, a girl named Darina, on 17 February 2011.[12] Her second child, a boy called Kalin, was born on 23 December 2012.[13]

International competitions

1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal15th (q)Triple jump12.82 m (wind: +0.8 m/s)
1995European Junior ChampionshipsNyíregyháza, Hungarybgcolor=gold1stTriple jump13.90
1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden16th (q)Triple jump13.40 m
Balkan ChampionshipsNiš, Yugoslaviabgcolor=gold1stTriple jump14.02 m
World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australiabgcolor=gold1stTriple jump14.62 m (wind: +1.0 m/s)
1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France8thTriple jump14.00 m
European CupPrague, Czech Republicbgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump13.99 m
World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece6thTriple jump14.34 m
1998European ChampionshipsValencia, Spain9thTriple jump13.81 m
European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rdTriple jump14.50 m
1999Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsPiraeus, Greecebgcolor=gold1stTriple jump14.70 m
World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan4thTriple jump14.76 m
European CupAthens, Greecebgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump14.40 m
2000Balkan ChampionshipsKavala, Greecebgcolor=gold1stLong jump6.46 m
bgcolor=gold1stTriple jump14.44 m
Summer OlympicsSydney, Australia1stTriple jump15.20 m PB
2001Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsPiraeus, Greecebgcolor=gold1stTriple jump14.54 m
World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal1stTriple jump14.91 m
World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada3rdTriple jump14.58 m
Goodwill GamesBrisbane, Australiabgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump14.37 m
2002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria1stTriple jump14.71 m
2003Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsAthens, Greece3rdTriple jump14.40 m
World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom10th (q)Triple jump14.09 m
2004Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsPaiania, Greecebgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump14.43 m
World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary16th (q)Triple jump14.13 m
2006Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsPiraeus, Greecebgcolor=gold1stTriple jump14.49 m
World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia6thTriple jump14.37 m
European Cup First League BThessaloniki, Greece6thLong jump6.14 m
bgcolor=silver2ndTriple jump14.21 m
Gothenburg, Sweden6thTriple jump14.20 m

National titles

Honours

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: atletikabg.com. От архива: Сидни завинаги ще остане в сърцето на Тереза Маринова. 28 March 2020. 31 May 2020.
  2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/buli.htm Bulgarian Championships
  3. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/bul.htm Bulgarian Indoor Championships
  4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/bg.htm Balkan Championships
  5. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/bi.htm Balkan Indoor Championships
  6. Web site: topsport.bg. Ваня Стамболова се класира за финала на 400 метра, Тереза Маринова остана шеста на троен скок. 10 August 2006 . 2013-03-19.
  7. Web site: novinar.bg. Той я познава отблизо. 17 March 2001 . 2012-07-18.
  8. Web site: standartnews.com. Тереза Маринова прекрати активната си кариера . 2008-07-03. 2011-12-24.
  9. Web site: topsport.bg. Тереза стана треньорка, oлимпийската шампионка издържа 9 месеца извън атлетиката. 18 April 2009 . 2014-04-20.
  10. Web site: topsport.bg. Тереза скача в телевизията, шампионката ще води спортно предаване. 16 July 2012 . 2012-07-18.
  11. Web site: nsa.bg. Tereza Marinova staff profile. 2013-10-27.
  12. Web site: standartnews.com. Бебето на Тереза Маринова се роди с гъста черна коса, таткото Трендафил черпи в собственото си заведение . 17 February 2011 . 2011-12-24.
  13. Web site: lifestyle.bg. Тереза Маринова роди момче. 23 December 2012 . 2012-12-24.
  14. Web site: topsport.bg. Вижте всички победители за "Спортист на годината", aнкетата се провежда от 1958 година. 2011-12-19. 2013-12-27.

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