Mirela Maniani
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Greek |
Ethnicity | Greek |
Born | December 21, 1976 Durrës, Albania |
Spouse(s) | George Tzelilis (1997–2002) |
Updated on 18 May 2015. |
Mirela Maniani or Manjani (Greek: Μιρέλα Μανιάνι, [miˈrela maˈɲani]; born December 21, 1976) is a retired Greek javelin thrower. Prior to 1997 she represented Albania.
Life and athletic achievements
Medal record | ||
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Women's athletics | ||
Representing Greece | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2000 Sydney | Javelin | |
2004 Athens | Javelin | |
World Championships | ||
1999 Seville | Javelin | |
2003 Paris | Javelin | |
2001 Edmonton | Javelin | |
European Championships | ||
2002 Munich | Javelin |
Maniani was born Mirela Manjani in December 21, 1976 in Durrës, Albania. In 1996, in a track and field meet in the University of Alabama she set a new Albanian national record at 62.46m (until 2015 she still holds the national record of Albania).[1] She represented Albania at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA and ranked 24th overall. During the competition she was also Albania's flag bearer.[2]
After marrying a Greek citizen, the weightlifter Giorgos Tzelilis, Manjani received Greek citizenship and represented Greece at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens. Her first major success came in 1999 in Seville, where she won the gold medal at the World Championships with a throw of 67.09 m. Her performance was considered as a world record, as a new type of javelin had been introduced in 1999. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal with a personal best of 67.51 m. She also won the bronze medal in 2004. Maniani is also a European champion and double world champion. Her personal best throw of 67.51 metres is the current Greek record.[3]
Personal life
Mirela Maniani married the weightlifter George Tzelilis in 1997, and became a Greek citizen. She was known as Mirela Maniani-Tzelili until 2002, when she divorced Tzelilis.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Albania | ||||
1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 8th | 52.22 m (old spec.) |
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 22nd (q) | 49.96 m (old spec.) | |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12th | 55.56 m |
European Junior Championships | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | 2nd | 59.36 m (old spec.) | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 24th (q) | 55.64 m |
Representing Greece | ||||
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 11th | 61.02 m |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 9th | 58.65 m |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | 67.09 m CR |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | 67.51 m =NR |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 65.78 m |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 67.47 m CR |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 66.52 m WL |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 64.29 m |
References
- Mirela Maniani profile at IAAF
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- ↑ List of Albania's flag bearers at the Olympic Games
- ↑ Greek all-time list, women - Athletix
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 2002–2003 |
Succeeded by Osleidys Menéndez |
Olympic Games | ||
Preceded by | Flagbearer for Albania Atlanta 1996 |
Succeeded by Ilirian Suli |
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- People from Durrës
- Female javelin throwers
- Greek javelin throwers
- Albanian javelin throwers
- Greek female athletes
- Albanian sportswomen
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Albania
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Greece
- Olympic silver medalists for Greece
- Olympic bronze medalists for Greece
- Naturalized citizens of Greece
- Albanian emigrants to Greece
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists