Athlete

Maria GROZDEVA

Bulgaria (BUL) nation flag

Gender: Female
Birthday: 23.06.1972
Age: 49 years 4 months 4 days
Height: 163 cm
Weight: 66 kg
Profession: Athlete

Club: SK Sofarma
Start of competing: 1988
Practising shooter since: 1982
Personal Coach: Valeri Grigorov
National Coach: Valeri Grigorov
Handedness: right
Master Eye: right

Place of birth: Sofia, BUL
Hometown: Sofia, BUL
Marital status: married
Events: AP40, AP60W, SP, APMIX, APTEAMW, SPTEAMW
Children:: 3
Higher education: National Sportsacademy
Hobbies: Sports
Languages: Bulgarian

World Ranking

25m Pistol Women: 27
10m Air Pistol Women: 73

Latest news about this athlete

Bulgaria’s legendary shooter Maria Grozdeva rules the 25m Pistol Women final in Fort Benning

The experienced 45-year-old shooter started for the 94th time in this event in an ISSF World Cup, claiming her 14th gold medal 25 years after the first one, dating back to Milan (ITA) in 1995.

10.05.2018

Maria Grozdeva, President of the Bulgaria Shooting Union, wins her 16th World Cup Gold medal

Grozdeva bested 2014 ISSF World Champion, China’s Zhang Jingjing, in an uncontested Gold medal match, while in the final for the 3rd step of the podium Ukraine’s Olena Kostevych collected her second medal in this competition.

20.04.2016

Achievements

Medals

Gold: 31
Silver: 26
Bronze: 15

25m Pistol Women (SP)

Olympic Games

Medals: 2Rank 8 and better: 3Participations: 7

Gold	2
	Athens Score: 585, Final: 103.2	2004
	Sydney Score: 589, Final: 101.3	2000
Place 5	1
	Beijing Score: 583, Final: 203.6	2008
Place 9	1
	London Score: 583	2012
Place 18	1
	BARCELONA Score: 574	1992
Place 21	1
	Atlanta Score: 574	1996
Place 27	1
	Tokyo Score: 578	2021

World Championships

Rank 8 and better: 1Participations: 7

Place 4	1
	Lahti Score: 583, Final: 103.1	2002
Place 10	1
	MILAN Score: 576	1994
Place 15	1
	Granada Score: 580	2014
Place 16	1
	Zagreb Score: 576	2006
Place 17	1
	Munich Score: 581	2010
Place 25	1
	Changwon Score: 580	2018
Place 33	1
	Barcelona Score: 573	1998

World Cup Final

Medals: 5Rank 8 and better: 16Participations: 19

Gold	2
	Bangkok Score: 588, Final: 103.6	2004
	Zurich Score: 588, Final: 100.5	1998
Bronze	3
	Bangkok Score: 581, Final: 206.1	2008
	Munich Score: 583, Final: 101.8	1999
	Munich Score: 578, Final: 99	1989
Place 4	3
	Wroclaw Score: 583, Final: 203.5	2011
	Milan Score: 580, Final: 101.5	2003
	Munich Score: 577, Final: 100.3	1993
Place 5	4
	Munich Score: 581, Final: 101.1	2002
	Munich Score: 579, Final: 101.3	2000
	Lugano Score: 578, Final: 101.9	1997
	Munich Score: 579, Final: 99.7	1994
Place 6	1
	Naefels Score: 578, Final: 101.4	1996
Place 7	2
	Munich Score: 581, Final: 200.6	2005
	Munich Score: 569, Final: 94	1992
Place 8	1
	Munich Score: 574, Final: 100.2	2001
Place 9	1
	Bologna Score: 580	2016
Place 11	1
	Munich Score: 571	2010
Place 16	1
	Putian Score: 577	2019

World Cup

Medals: 29Rank 8 and better: 46Participations: 99

Gold	15
	Beijing Score: 587, Final: 36	2019
	Fort Benning Score: 583, Final: 35	2018
	Rio de Janeiro Score: 583, Semi: 19, Final: 8	2016
	Fort Benning Score: 585, Final: 207	2010
	Belgrade Score: 584, Final: 206.7	2010
	Rio de Janeiro Score: 583, Final: 204	2008
	Changwon Score: 591, Final: 205.7	2005
	Milan Score: 586, Final: 101.2	2004
	Fort Benning, Columbus, GA Score: 587, Final: 104.4	2003
	Zagreb Score: 583, Final: 104.4	2003
	Atlanta Score: 585, Final: 101.4	1999
	Munich Score: 586, Final: 100.1	1997
	MILAN Score: 589, Final: 100.7	1996
	FORT BENNING Score: 585, Final: 101.1	1994
	MILAN Score: 587, Final: 100.4	1993
Silver	11
	Munich Score: 584, Final: 203.3	2011
	Fort Benning, GA Score: 586, Final: 204.3	2005
	Bangkok Score: 583, Final: 103.4	2004
	Milano Score: 584, Final: 102.3	2002
	Atlanta Score: 586, Final: 101.6	2000
	Munich Score: 590, Final: 98.5	1998
	ATLANTA Score: 584, Final: 103.2	1996
	HAVANA Score: 572, Final: 102	1994
	LOS ANGELES Score: 577, Final: 103.2	1993
	SEOUL Score: 587, Final: 97.8	1993
	SUHL Score: 585, Final: 99	1989
Bronze	3
	Atlanta Score: 583, Final: 102.6	2002
	SUHL Score: 586, Final: 94	1992
	ZAGREB Score: 583, Final: 97	1991
Place 4	7
	Fort Benning Score: 582, Semi: 14, Final: 7	2013
	Beijing Score: 582, Final: 203.8	2010
	Milan Score: 581, Final: 203.4	2005
	Sydney Score: 580, Final: 103	2004
	Atlanta Score: 578, Final: 100.1	2001
	Milano Score: 582, Final: 101.5	1997
	MUNICH Score: 582, Final: 99	1990
Place 6	4
	Sydney Score: 579, Final: 98.9	2002
	SEOUL Score: 581, Final: 100.5	1995
	MUNICH Score: 578, Final: 99.6	1993
	MILAN II Score: 578, Final: 95	1993
Place 7	5
	Changwon Score: 581, Final: 201.3	2011
	Milan Score: 580, Final: 202.2	2009
	Munich Score: 580, Final: 99.1	2000
	MUNICH Score: 583, Final: 98.4	1996
	HIROSHIMA Score: 579, Final: 100.4	1995
Place 8	1
	HAVANA Score: 569, Final: 96.7	1995
Place 9	5
	Bangkok Score: 580	2007
	Resende Score: 579	2006
	Athens Score: 580	2004
	Munich Score: 580	1999
	Milano Score: 580	1999
Place 10	3
	Sydney Score: 576	2010
	Munich Score: 579	2005
	BARCELONA Score: 574	1994
Place 11	3
	New Delhi Score: 577	2017
	Milan Score: 581	2008
	Shanghai Score: 580	2002
Place 12	2
	Sydney Score: 578	2000
	Milano Score: 578	1998
Place 13	3
	Guadalajara Score: 574	2018
	Sydney Score: 580	2011
	MILAN Score: 576	1994
Place 14	2
	Fort Benning Score: 580	2015
	Munich Score: 579	2006
Place 15	2
	Fort Benning Score: 577	2007
	Munich Score: 576	2003
Place 16	2
	Changwon Score: 579	2015
	Munich Score: 580	2014
Place 17	5
	Gabala Score: 578	2017
	Baku Score: 577	2016
	Milan Score: 580	2012
	Munich Score: 579	2007
	Sydney Score: 575	2007
Place 18	3
	Munich Score: 579	2012
	Beijing Score: 577	2008
	Milan Score: 576	2006
Place 19	1
	Munich Score: 572	2001
Place 20	2
	London Score: 578	2012
	Munich Score: 577	2008
Place 21	3
	Fort Benning Score: 574	2014
	HAVANA Score: 565	1996
	MILAN Score: 574	1995
Place 22	3
	Munich Score: 578	2018
	Guangzhou Score: 575	2006
	MUNICH Score: 575	1995
Place 24	1
	Milano Score: 569	2001
Place 25	4
	Munich Score: 578	2017
	Munich Score: 577	2015
	Munich Score: 574	2013
	Fort Benning Score: 577	2011
Place 26	2
	Munich Score: 579	2019
	Maribor Score: 574	2014
Place 27	2
	New Delhi Score: 577	2019
	Beijing Score: 566	2014
Place 28	2
	Osijek Score: 575	2021
	Milano Score: 571	2000
Place 33	1
	Munich Score: 574	2009
Place 46	1
	Gabala Score: 571	2015
Place 53	1
	Munich Score: 569	2016

European Championships

Medals: 11Rank 8 and better: 14Participations: 18

Gold	5
	Osijek Score: 586, Final: 205		2009
	Plzen Score: 584, Final: 101		2003
	Bordeaux Score: 589, Final: 102.1		1999
	Kouvola Score: 584, Final: 102.8		1997
	ZENICA Score: 583	Junior	1990
Silver	4
	Belgrade Score: 584, Final: 202.7		2005
	ZURICH Score: 580, Final: 102.7		1995
	BRNO Score: 581, Final: 98.7		1993
	SOFIA Score: 572	Junior	1992
Bronze	2
	Baku Score: 585, Final: 29		2017
	Granada Score: 584, Final: 199.1		2007
Place 4	2
	Zagreb Score: 577, Final: 101.7		2001
	JOENSUU Score: 582	Junior	1988
Place 5	1
	ZAGREB Score: 574	Junior	1989
Place 10	1
	Belgrade Score: 579		2011
Place 13	1
	Osijek Score: 581		2021
Place 14	1
	Maribor Score: 576		2015
Place 29	1
	Bologna Score: 572		2019

European Games

Participations: 2

Place 12	2
	Minsk Score: 580			2019
	Baku Score: 576			2015

10m Air Pistol Women (AP40)

Olympic Games

Medals: 3Participations: 6

Bronze	3
	Athens Score: 386, Final: 96.3	2004
	Atlanta Score: 389, Final: 99.5	1996
	BARCELONA Score: 383, Final: 98.6	1992
Place 11	1
	Beijing Score: 382	2008
Place 24	1
	London Score: 378	2012
Place 38	1
	Sydney Score: 367	2000

World Championships

Rank 8 and better: 1Participations: 6

Place 7	1
	MILAN Score: 385, Final: 96.8	1994
Place 12	1
	Barcelona Score: 381	1998
Place 13	1
	Lahti Score: 380	2002
Place 15	1
	Zagreb Score: 382	2006
Place 17	1
	Munich Score: 381	2010
Place 24	1
	Granada Score: 379	2014

World Cup Final

Medals: 2Rank 8 and better: 7Participations: 11

Silver	2
	Lugano Score: 383, Final: 100.7	1997
	Munich Score: 381, Final: 99.7	1994
Place 6	2
	Bangkok Score: 382, Final: 98	2012
	Munich Score: 370, Final: 100.6	1995
Place 7	2
	Bangkok Score: 379, Final: 100.6	2004
	Naefels Score: 384, Final: 97.9	1996
Place 8	1
	Munich Score: 374, Final: 97	1993
Place 9	1
	Munich Score: 368	1990
Place 10	1
	Zurich Score: 377	1998
Place 11	1
	Granada Score: 378	2006
Place 12	1
	Munich Score: 374	2002

World Cup

Medals: 13Rank 8 and better: 27Participations: 88

Gold	3
	HAVANA Score: 382, Final: 101.3	1995
	BARCELONA Score: 387, Final: 99.4	1994
	MILAN Score: 383, Final: 101.1	1994
Silver	6
	Atlanta Score: 384, Final: 101.9	2002
	Atlanta Score: 381, Final: 101.8	2000
	Munich Score: 385, Final: 101.2	1997
	ATLANTA Score: 384, Final: 102.1	1996
	FORT BENNING Score: 387, Final: 99.6	1994
	LOS ANGELES Score: 374, Final: 102.7	1993
Bronze	4
	Munich Score: 386, Final: 98.4	2012
	Milan Score: 384, Final: 98.7	2006
	Munich Score: 385, Final: 98.3	1998
	MUNICH Score: 382, Final: 99.5	1990
Place 4	7
	Sydney Score: 379, Final: 101.7	2010
	Atlanta Score: 384, Final: 98.5	2001
	MILAN Score: 384, Final: 96.8	1995
	MUNICH Score: 383, Final: 99.3	1995
	MILAN Score: 387, Final: 94.5	1993
	MUNICH Score: 380, Final: 98.4	1991
	ZAGREB Score: 380, Final: 99	1991
Place 5	1
	Milan Score: 385, Final: 97.5	2008
Place 6	3
	Milano Score: 385, Final: 99.1	2002
	Milano Score: 382, Final: 96.8	2001
	MUNICH Score: 383, Final: 97.8	1996
Place 7	2
	Fort Benning, GA Score: 382, Final: 97.9	2005
	Sydney Score: 380, Final: 96	2002
Place 8	1
	Beijing Score: 384, Final: 76.2	2014
Place 9	4
	Fort Benning Score: 381	2013
	Milan Score: 382	2005
	Sydney Score: 382	2004
	Bangkok Score: 382	2004
Place 10	5
	Fort Benning Score: 381	2014
	Munich Score: 383	2009
	Milano Score: 380	1997
	MILAN Score: 381	1996
	HAVANA Score: 380	1994
Place 11	7
	Belgrade Score: 383	2010
	Bangkok Score: 384	2007
	Guangzhou Score: 382	2006
	Changwon Score: 380	2005
	Milano Score: 381	2000
	SEOUL Score: 381	1995
	HIROSHIMA Score: 379	1995
Place 12	2
	Munich Score: 382	2001
	Atlanta Score: 382	1999
Place 13	2
	Rio de Janeiro Score: 379	2008
	Sydney Score: 380	2007
Place 14	4
	Milan Score: 382	2012
	London Score: 383	2012
	Resende Score: 381	2006
	Munich Score: 383	1999
Place 15	1
	Fort Benning Score: 381	2010
Place 16	2
	Munich Score: 382	2017
	Fort Benning Score: 382	2011
Place 17	4
	Sydney Score: 380	2011
	Beijing Score: 382	2008
	Shanghai Score: 379	2002
	HAVANA Score: 374	1996
Place 18	1
	Sydney Score: 378	2000
Place 19	1
	Beijing Score: 380	2010
Place 20	1
	Fort Benning Score: 378	2007
Place 21	2
	Fort Benning Score: 381	2015
	Munich Score: 381	2005
Place 22	5
	Baku Score: 379	2016
	Milan Score: 380	2009
	Munich Score: 381	2008
	Fort Benning, Columbus, GA Score: 374	2003
	Milano Score: 377	1998
Place 23	1
	Munich Score: 382	2011
Place 24	1
	Changwon Score: 380	2011
Place 26	3
	Munich Score: 380	2015
	Munich Score: 381	2014
	Milan Score: 378	2004
Place 27	1
	Gabala Score: 377	2017
Place 31	1
	New Delhi Score: 369	2017
Place 32	1
	Athens Score: 378	2004
Place 33	1
	Milano Score: 377	1999
Place 35	1
	Munich Score: 377	2000
Place 36	1
	Munich Score: 376	2003
Place 38	1
	Munich Score: 378	2006
Place 39	1
	Munich Score: 375	2013
Place 41	1
	Maribor Score: 375	2014
Place 45	1
	Zagreb Score: 376	2003
Place 54	1
	Changwon Score: 375	2015
Place 63	2
	Rio de Janeiro Score: 364	2016
	Munich Score: 375	2007
Place 77	1
	Munich Score: 372	2016
Place 83	1
	Gabala Score: 370	2015

European Championships

Medals: 5Rank 8 and better: 12Participations: 24

Gold	3
	Prague Score: 388, Final: 99.4	2009
	VANTAA Score: 388, Final: 99.4	1995
	STRASBOURG Score: 385, Final: 99.4	1994
Silver	2
	Munich Score: 385, Final: 100.1	2000
	BUDAPEST Score: 379, Final: 100.3	1992
Place 4	2
	Tallinn Score: 386, Final: 96.7	2005
	Tallinn Score: 382, Final: 100.4	1998
Place 5	1
	Pontevedra Score: 384, Final: 95.6	2001
Place 6	1
	Warsaw Score: 382, Final: 99	1997
Place 7	3
	Moscow Score: 382, Final: 98.9	2006
	BUDAPEST Score: 383, Final: 96	1996
	BRNO Score: 383, Final: 96.3	1993
Place 9	2
	Arnhem Score: 381	2015
	Gyor Score: 382	2004
Place 11	1
	Gothenburg Score: 381	2003
Place 13	1
	Maribor Score: 380	2017
Place 14	1
	Brescia Score: 381	2011
Place 15	1
	Deauville Score: 381	2007
Place 17	1
	THESSALONIKI Score: 377	2002
Place 18	1
	Moscow Score: 379	2014
Place 19	1
	Meraker Score: 378	2010
Place 21	1
	Winterthur Score: 378	2008
Place 25	1
	Gyor Score: 376	2016
Place 33	1
	Vierumaeki Score: 375	2012

European Games

Participations: 1

Place 12	1
	Baku Score: 380			2015

10m Air Pistol Women (AP60W)

Olympic Games

Participations: 1

Place 43	1
	Tokyo Score: 559			2021

World Championships

Participations: 1

Place 37	1
	Changwon Score: 570			2018

World Cup

Participations: 7

Place 9	1
	Fort Benning Score: 572	2018
Place 19	1
	Munich Score: 575	2019
Place 22	1
	Guadalajara Score: 560	2018
Place 26	1
	Munich Score: 572	2018
Place 35	1
	New Delhi Score: 568	2019
Place 49	1
	Beijing Score: 567	2019
Place 50	1
	Osijek Score: 561	2021

European Championships

Rank 8 and better: 2Participations: 4

Place 5	1
	Wroclaw Score: 578, Final: 173.0	2020
Place 6	1
	Gyor Score: 571, Final: 155.2	2018
Place 17	1
	Osijek Score: 571	2021
Place 21	1
	Osijek Score: 568	2019

European Games

Participations: 1

Place 12	1
	Minsk Score: 571			2019

Air Pistol Team Women (APTEAMW)

World Cup

Medals: 1

Gold	1
	Osijek Score: 1711, Semi: 576, Final: 16			2021

European Championships

Rank 8 and better: 1

Place 7	1
	Osijek Score: 1710, Semi: 561			2021

10m Air Pistol Mixed Team (APMIX)

World Cup

Participations: 2

Place 16	1
	Osijek Score: 571	2021
Place 17	1
	Munich Score: 764	2018

European Championships

Participations: 1

Osijek
Score: 573

2021

European Games

Rank 8 and better: 1

Place 7	1
	Minsk Score: 375			2019

25m Pistol Team Women (SPTEAMW)

European Championships

Medals: 1

Silver	1
	Osijek Score: 864, Semi: 444, Final: 10			2021

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Olympic Games

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World Cup

European Championships

European Games

10m Air Pistol Women (AP60W)

Olympic Games

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European Championships

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