Maja Mihalinec Zidar

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Maja Mihalinec Zidar
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Mihalinec at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
BornMaja Mihalinec
(1989-12-17) 17 December 1989 (age 36)
Mozirje, Slovenia [1]
Education University of Ljubljana, [2] University of Nebraska Omaha [2]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [3]
Weight65 kg (143 lb) [3]
Sport
Sport Athletics [2]
Event(s)
 60 m, 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m
College team Omaha Mavericks [1]
ClubAK Velenje [2]
Coached bySrdjan Djordjevic [2]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Minsk 100 m [4]

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.

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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 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakesh, Morocco28th (h)100 m12.03
18th (sf)200 m24.62 (w)
European Youth Olympic Festival Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy6th (B)100 m12.31 (w)
5th4 × 100 m47.59
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China43rd (h)100 m 12.08
–200 m DQ
16th (h)4 × 100 m 46.09
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands12th (sf)100 m11.89
11th (h)4 × 100 m46.23
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland17th (sf)100 m 11.81
2014 European Championships Zurich, Switzerland25th (h)100 m 11.52
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic16th (sf)60 m 7.29
World Championships Beijing, China32nd (h)100 m 11.42
19th (sf)200 m 23.04
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States20th (sf)60 m 7.34
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands15th (sf)100 m 11.55
10th (sf)200 m 23.17
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil48th (h)200 m 23.38
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom6th60 m 7.21
World Championships Doha, Qatar25th (h)100 m 11.32
12th (sf)200 m 22.81
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland5th60 m 7.26
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan44th (h)100 m 11.54
35th (h)200 m 23.62
2025 European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands25th (h)60 m 7.27
World Indoor Championships Nanjing, China32nd (h)60 m 7.40

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. 1 2 Maja Mihalinec. Omavs.com .
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Maja Mihalinec. Nbcolympics.com
  3. 1 2 "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.
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