Maja Mihalinec Zidar

Maja Mihalinec Zidar (born 17 December 1989) is a Slovenian sprinter.[5] She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, 2016 World Indoor Championships, 2016 Olympics and 2019 World Championships in Athletics.

Maja Mihalinec Zidar
Mihalinec at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Birth nameMaja Mihalinec
Born (1989-12-17) 17 December 1989
Mozirje, Slovenia[1]
EducationUniversity of Ljubljana,[2] University of Nebraska Omaha[2]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)[3]
Sport
SportAthletics[2]
Event(s)60 m, 100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m
College teamOmaha Mavericks[1]
ClubAK Velenje[2]
Coached bySrdjan Djordjevic[2]
Medal record
Representing  Slovenia
European Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Minsk100 m[4]

Personal life

Mihalinec's mother Damijana is a volleyball coach and former player, and her younger sister Katja played volleyball internationally. Maja also started with volleyball, but her physical education teacher persuaded her to take up athletics. For some time she trained in both sports, but then chose running. Her partner Luka Zidar is a competitive high jumper.[2]

Mihalinec studied social sciences at the University of Ljubljana and communications at the University of Nebraska Omaha. In 2015, she was named Female Athlete of the Year by the Athletic Federation of Slovenia.[2]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Slovenia
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakech, Morocco 28th (h) 100 m 12.03
18th (sf) 200 m 24.62 (w)
European Youth Olympic Festival Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 6th (B) 100 m 12.31 (w)
5th 4 × 100 m 47.59
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 43rd (h) 100 m 12.08
– 200 m DQ
16th (h) 4 × 100 m 46.09
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 12th (sf) 100 m 11.89
11th (h) 4 × 100 m 46.23
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 17th (sf) 100 m 11.81
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 25th (h) 100 m 11.52
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 16th (sf) 60 m 7.29
World Championships Beijing, China 32nd (h) 100 m 11.42
19th (sf) 200 m 23.04
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 20th (sf) 60 m 7.34
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 15th (sf) 100 m 11.55
10th (sf) 200 m 23.17
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 48th (h) 200 m 23.38
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 6th 60 m 7.21
World Championships Doha, Qatar 25th (h) 100 m 11.32
12th (sf) 200 m 22.81
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 5th 60 m 7.26
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 44th (h) 100 m 11.54
35th (h) 200 m 23.62

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References
  1. Maja Mihalinec. Omavs.com .
  2. Maja Mihalinec. Nbcolympics.com
  3. "Maja Mihalinec". European-athletics.org. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. "Official Women´s 100 m results". Minsk2019.by (in Russian). 23 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  5. "Maja Mihalinec". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maja Mihalinec.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.