Mirela Maniani
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Mirela Manjani |
Nationality | Albanian |
Born | 21 December 1976 Durrës,Albania |
Spouses | Giannis Skoutelas
(m.2004;div.2006) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Hellenic Navy |
Years of service | 1999–unknown[1] |
Achievements and titles | |
Personalbests | NR67.51 m (2000) |
Updated on 18 May 2015 |
Mirela Maniani(Greek:Μιρέλα Μανιάνι,[miˈrelamaˈɲani],born 21 December 1976) is a Greek retiredtrack and fieldathlete who competed in thejavelin throw.She was named theGreek Female Athlete of the Yearfor 2003.
Life and athletic achievements
[edit]Albania
[edit]Maniani was born as Mirela Manjani on 21 December 1976 inDurrës,Albania.In 1996, at theUniversity of Alabamashe set a new Albanian national record at 62.46 m (as of 2017, she still holdsthe national record of Albania).[2]She representedAlbania at the 1996 Summer OlympicsinAtlanta, USAandranked 24th overall.During the competition she was alsoAlbania's flag bearer.[3]
Greece
[edit]After marrying a Greek citizen, the weightlifterGeorgios Tzelilis,she received Greek citizenship and represented Greece at the1997 World Championships in AthleticsinAthens.Her first major success came in 1999 inSeville,where she won the gold medal at theWorld Championshipswith a throw of 67.09 m. Her performance was considered as aworld record,as a new type of javelin had been introduced in 1999. At the2000 Summer Olympicsshe won the silver medal with a personal best of 67.51 m. She also won the bronze medal in2004.Maniani is also aEuropean championand doubleworld champion.Her personal best throw of 67.51 metres is the currentGreek record.[4]
Maniani joined theHellenic Navyin 1999.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Mirela Maniani was married to the weightlifterGeorgios Tzelilisin 1997, and became aGreekcitizen. She was known as Mirela Maniani-Tzelili until 2002, when she divorced Tzelilis. Maniani has one daughter from her third wedding with theGreekbasketball player,Giannis Giannoulis.[5]
International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing![]() | ||||
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![]() | ||||
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 mCR |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 66.52 mWL |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 64.29 m |
References
[edit]- ^ab"Είχα στα μάτια μου τη σημαία - ΤΑ ΝΕΑ".ΤΑ ΝΕΑ(in Greek). 30 August 1999.Retrieved1 November2018.
- ^Dizdar, Besnik (2007-09-03)."Vojsava Lika e Greqisë – fenomeni shqiptar i Osaka 2007".Zemrashqiptare.
Mirela Manjani u bë Kampione Botës nen drejtimin e trajnerit Durrsak Enver Mysja qysh ne moshe te re atehere kur ajo ishte vetem 16 vjece dhe mbasi qe bërë Kampione e Ballkanit dhe Nënkampione e Evropës (për të rejat) me Shqipërinë, e deri te rekordi kombëtar zâmadh prej 62.46 metrash që Mirela na e la mbasi e kishte nënshkruar me dorën e saj për Shqipërinë në Alabama të SHBA – i vetmi rekord shqiptar i vendosur në tokën e amerikane;.... Mirela Manjani became World Champion under trained from Albanian Coach Enver Mysja since when she was 16 years old. After she had become Balkans Champion and Silver medalist of Europe juniores for Albania, until her great record of 62.46m that Mirela donated us, after she had signed with her hand for Albania in Alabama of the United States: the only Albanian record made in American Land
- ^List of Albania's flag bearers at the Olympic Games
- ^Greek all-time list, womenArchived2013-12-03 at theWayback Machine- Athletix
- ^"Μιρέλα Μανιάνι-Γιάννης Γιαννούλης: Τίτλοι τέλους στον γάμο των αθλητών".21 July 2014.
External links
[edit]- 1976 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Durrës
- Greek female javelin throwers
- Albanian female javelin throwers
- Olympic athletes for Albania
- Olympic athletes for Greece
- Olympic silver medalists for Greece
- Olympic bronze medalists for Greece
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Albania
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Greece
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Greek European Athletics Championships winners
- Albanians in Greece
- Naturalized citizens of Greece
- Albanian emigrants to Greece
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Greek Athletics Championships winners