Tereza Marinova

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.

Tereza Marinova

Personal information
Full name	Tereza Moncheva Marinova
Born	(1977-09-05) 5 September 1977 (age 47) Pleven, Bulgaria
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Sport
Country	Bulgaria
Sport	Long jump, Triple jump
Coached by	Svetoslav Topuzov (?–1996) Khristo Markov (1997–2008)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships 0 0 1 World Indoor Championships 1 0 0 European Championships 0 0 1 European Indoor Championships 1 0 0 World Junior Championships 1 0 0 Total 4 0 2 Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Triple jump World Championships 2001 Edmonton Triple jump World Indoor Championships 2001 Lisbon Triple jump European Athletics Championships 1998 Budapest Triple jump European Athletics Indoor Championships 2002 Vienna Triple jump World Junior Championships 1996 Sydney Triple jump

Her personal best in the triple jump of 15.20 m (49 ft 10+1⁄4 in), set during her Olympic win, is the Bulgarian national record. Marinova's winning jump of 14.62 m (47 ft 11+1⁄2 in) at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics remains the world under-20 record for the triple jump. She also has a best of 6.53 m (21 ft 5 in) 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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

Representing  Bulgaria

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	15th (q)	Triple jump	12.82 m (wind: +0.8 m/s)
1995	European Junior Championships	Nyíregyháza, Hungary	1st	Triple jump	13.90
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	16th (q)	Triple jump	13.40 m
	Balkan Championships	Niš, Yugoslavia	1st	Triple jump	14.02 m
	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	1st	Triple jump	14.62 m (wind: +1.0 m/s)
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	8th	Triple jump	14.00 m
	European Cup	Prague, Czech Republic	2nd	Triple jump	13.99 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	6th	Triple jump	14.34 m
1998	European Championships	Valencia, Spain	9th	Triple jump	13.81 m
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	Triple jump	14.50 m
1999	Balkan Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	1st	Triple jump	14.70 m
	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	4th	Triple jump	14.76 m
	European Cup	Athens, Greece	2nd	Triple jump	14.40 m w
2000	Balkan Championships	Kavala, Greece	1st	Long jump	6.46 m
			1st	Triple jump	14.44 m
	Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	1st	Triple jump	15.20 m PB
2001	Balkan Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	1st	Triple jump	14.54 m
	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	Triple jump	14.91 m
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	Triple jump	14.58 m
	Goodwill Games	Brisbane, Australia	2nd	Triple jump	14.37 m
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	1st	Triple jump	14.71 m
2003	Balkan Indoor Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd	Triple jump	14.40 m
	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	10th (q)	Triple jump	14.09 m
2004	Balkan Indoor Championships	Paiania, Greece	2nd	Triple jump	14.43 m
	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	16th (q)	Triple jump	14.13 m
2006	Balkan Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	1st	Triple jump	14.49 m
	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	6th	Triple jump	14.37 m
	European Cup First League B	Thessaloniki, Greece	6th	Long jump	6.14 m
			2nd	Triple jump	14.21 m
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	6th	Triple jump	14.20 m

National titles

• Bulgarian Athletics Championships
  • Triple jump: 1995, 1996, 2003
  • Long jump: 2000
• Bulgarian Indoor Athletics Championships
  • Triple jump: 1996, 1999, 2006
  • Long jump: 2000

Honours

• Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year - 2000^[14]

See also

• Bulgaria at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• List of 2000 Summer Olympics medal winners
• List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
• List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women)
• List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women)
• List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women)
• List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)
• Triple jump at the Olympics
• List of Bulgarians
• List of Bulgarian sportspeople

References

1. "От архива: Сидни завинаги ще остане в сърцето на Тереза Маринова". atletikabg.com. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
2. Bulgarian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
3. Bulgarian Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
4. Balkan Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
5. Balkan Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
6. "Ваня Стамболова се класира за финала на 400 метра, Тереза Маринова остана шеста на троен скок". topsport.bg. 10 August 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
7. "Той я познава отблизо". novinar.bg. 17 March 2001. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
8. "Тереза Маринова прекрати активната си кариера". standartnews.com. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
9. "Тереза стана треньорка, oлимпийската шампионка издържа 9 месеца извън атлетиката". topsport.bg. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
10. "Тереза скача в телевизията, шампионката ще води спортно предаване". topsport.bg. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
11. "Tereza Marinova staff profile". nsa.bg. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
12. "Бебето на Тереза Маринова се роди с гъста черна коса, таткото Трендафил черпи в собственото си заведение". standartnews.com. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
13. "Тереза Маринова роди момче". lifestyle.bg. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
14. "Вижте всички победители за "Спортист на годината", aнкетата се провежда от 1958 година". topsport.bg. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2013.

External links

• Tereza Marinova at World Athletics
• Tereza Marinova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)