Maria Zdravkova Grozdeva, married surname Grigorova (Bulgarian: Мария Здравкова Гроздева-Григорова; born on 23 June 1972) is a Bulgarian sport shooter, concentrating on both 25 metre pistol and 10 metre air pistol. She is the only woman to have successfully defended the 25 metre pistol title at the Olympic Games. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's 25 m pistol, and Women's 10 m air pistol.[1]
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Full name | Maria Zdravkova Grozdeva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 23 June 1972 (1972-06-23) (age 50) Sofia, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Apart from her five Olympic medals including two gold medals, she also has been successful at CISM World Championships and ISSF World Cups. She is also the current holder of the final world record in 25 metre pistol.[2]
Grozdeva was born in Sofia. She is president of the Bulgaria Shooting Union.[3]
On 17 March 2009 Grozdeva became a contestant on the third season of the reality show VIP Brother (the Bulgarian version of the Big Brother celebrity edition).[4]
Event | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2020 |
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25 metre pistol | 18th 574 |
21st 574 |
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5th 583+203.6 |
9th 583 |
27th 578 |
10 metre air pistol | ![]() 383+98.6 |
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38th 367 |
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11th 382 |
24th 378 |
43th 559 |
Current world records held in 25 metre pistol | ||||||||
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Women (CISM) | Individual | 590 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1993 1996 2015 June 2, 2018 June 2, 2018 |
(NOR) (SWE) (KOR) Thun (SUI) Thun (SUI) |
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Olympic Games | ||
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Preceded by Ivo Yanakiev Ivet Lalova-Collio |
Flagbearer for ![]() Athens 2004 Tokyo 2020 |
Succeeded by Petar Stoychev Incumbent |
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