Mirela Manjani
Mirela Manjani (born December 21, 1976 in Durrës, Albania) is a Greek citizen - though Albanian ethnic - former javelin thrower. She was an athlete of Olympiakos Piraeus training under the guidance of Antonis Papadimitriou.
Women's Athletics | ||
Silver | 2000 | javelin throw |
Bronze | 2004 | javelin throw |
Born in Albania, she married Greek weightlifter George Tzelilis (born in Albania as member of the Greek minority, Jorgo Xhelili) in 1997 and thereby became a Greek citizen. She was known as Mirela Manjani-Tzelili until divorcing her husband in 2002. In 2004, she was awarded top honours as woman athlete of the year by the Panhellenic Sports Press Union.
She won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with a personal best of 67.51m, and a bronze medal in 2004. She was also a European champion and double world champion.
Achievements
Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Notes |
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1999 | World Championships | Sevilla, Spain | 1st | 67.09 |
2000 | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | 67.51 PB / Greek record |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 65.78 |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 67.47 |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 66.52 |
2004 | Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 64.29 |
External reference
IAAF profile for Mirela Manjani
http://wwnet.fi/users/veijone/manjani.htm
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