# Maria Grozdeva > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Maria_Grozdeva > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Maria_Grozdeva.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Grozdeva > Source revision: 1291381164 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Bulgarian sport shooter}} {{family name hatnote|Zdravkova|Grozdeva|lang=Bulgarian}} {{use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Maria Grozdeva | image = Maria grozdeva.jpg | caption = Grozdeva in 2014 | fullname = Maria Zdravkova Grozdeva | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|23 June 1972}} | birth_place = [Sofia](/source/Sofia), Bulgaria | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [shooting](/source/shooting_(sport)) }} {{MedalCountry | {{BUL}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [Olympic Games](/source/Shooting_at_the_Summer_Olympics) }} {{MedalGold | [2000 Sydney](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics) | [25 m pistol](/source/Shooting_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_25_metre_pistol) }} {{MedalGold | [2004 Athens](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics) | [25 m pistol](/source/Shooting_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_25_metre_pistol) }} {{MedalBronze | [1992 Barcelona](/source/1992_Summer_Olympics) | [10 m air pistol](/source/Shooting_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_10_metre_air_pistol) }} {{MedalBronze | [1996 Atlanta](/source/1996_Summer_Olympics) | [10 m air pistol](/source/Shooting_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_10_metre_air_pistol) }} {{MedalBronze | [2004 Athens](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics) | [10 m air pistol](/source/Shooting_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_10_metre_air_pistol) }} }} '''Maria Zdravkova Grozdeva-Grigorova''' ({{langx|bg|Мария Здравкова Гроздева-Григорова}}; born on 23 June 1972) is a Bulgarian retired [sport shooter](/source/shooting_sports), who competed in [25 metre pistol](/source/25_metre_pistol) and [10 metre air pistol](/source/10_metre_air_pistol). She is the only woman to have successfully defended the [25 metre pistol](/source/25_metre_pistol) title at the Olympic Games. She competed at the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics), in [Women's 25 metre pistol](/source/Shooting_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_25_metre_pistol), and [Women's 10 metre air pistol](/source/Shooting_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_10_metre_air_pistol).{{Cite web|title=Shooting GROZDEVA Maria - Tokyo 2020 Olympics|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/shooting/athlete-profile-n1303788-grozdeva-maria.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=21 September 2021|publisher=[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games](/source/Tokyo_Organising_Committee_of_the_Olympic_and_Paralympic_Games)|archive-date=1 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901195227/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/shooting/athlete-profile-n1303788-grozdeva-maria.htm}} Apart from her five Olympic medals including two gold medals, Grozdeva also has been successful at [CISM](/source/Conseil_International_du_Sport_Militaire) World Championships and [ISSF World Cup](/source/ISSF_World_Cup)s. She is also the current holder of the final world record in 25 metre pistol.{{Cite web|title=ISSF - International Shooting Sport Federation|url=https://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHBULW2306197201|access-date=1 September 2021|publisher=[International Shooting Sport Federation](/source/International_Shooting_Sport_Federation)}} She was named the 2004 [Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year](/source/Bulgarian_Sportsperson_of_the_Year). She was also named the 2004 [BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year](/source/BTA_Best_Balkan_Athlete_of_the_Year).{{cite web|url=https://www.bta.bg/bg/news/sport/bg/816349-vsichki-pobediteli-v-anketata-na-bta-sportist-na-balkanite-|title= Всички победители в анкетата на БТА "Спортист на Балканите"|date=January 17, 2025 |publisher=www.bta.bg|author=Dimitar Veliov |access-date=May 16, 2025}} == Life == Grozdeva was born on 23 June 1972 in Sofia. She began shooting at the age of 11, and graduated in sports shooting from the [National Sports Academy](/source/National_Sports_Academy_%22Vasil_Levski%22).{{Cite web|first=Georgi|last=Banov|date=23 June 2022|title=Мария Гроздева на 50: И сега не ми стига времето, но поне е без големия стрес|url=https://www.24chasa.bg/sport/article/11880862|access-date=16 February 2023|website=[24 Chasa](/source/24_Chasa)|language=bg}} She is married to her coach Valeri Grigorov, with whom she has three children.{{Cite web|date=3 October 2013|title=Мария Гроздева: Да отгледаш три деца е по-лесно, отколкото да бориш простаци, които пречат|url=https://www.24chasa.bg/ozhivlenie/article/2335793|access-date=16 February 2023|website=[24 Chasa](/source/24_Chasa)|language=bg}} Grozdeva announced her decision to retire from professional sports after competing in the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics).{{Cite web|date=1 August 2021|title=Мария Гроздева: Готвех се за край на кариерата от половин година|url=https://www.24chasa.bg/sport/article/10039997|access-date=16 February 2023|website=24 Chasa|language=bg}} She was among the founders of the Bulgarian Shooting Union and served as its president between 2012 and 2022, being succeeded by [Vesela Letcheva](/source/Vesela_Letcheva).{{Cite web|first=Edward|last=Papazyan|date=28 February 2022|title=Весела Лечева: Изборът ми за председател на съюза по стрелба не означава напускане на политиката|url=https://www.24chasa.bg/sport/article/10997448/|access-date=16 February 2023|website=[24 Chasa](/source/24_Chasa)|language=bg}} ==Other endeavors== In, 2009 Grozdeva competed as a house guest in the [third season](/source/VIP_Brother_(season_3)) of the reality show ''[VIP Brother](/source/VIP_Brother_3_(Bulgaria))''.{{Cite web|title=Bulgaria Much Anticipated VIP Brother 3 Begins with Political Scandal|url=https://www.novinite.com/articles/102019/Bulgaria+Much+Anticipated+VIP+Brother+3+Begins+with+Political+Scandal|date=17 March 2009|access-date=1 September 2021|website=Novinite}} She made it into the final three and then placed runner up for the season.{{Cite web|title=TV Presenter Deo Wins Bulgaria's Charity VIP Brother|url=https://www.novinite.com/articles/103475/TV+Presenter+Deo+Wins+Bulgaria%D0%B2%D0%82%E2%84%A2s+Charity+VIP+Brother|date=11 May 2009|access-date=16 February 2023|website=Novinite}} ==Olympic results== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" ! Event ! 1992 ! 1996 ! 2000 ! 2004 ! 2008 ! 2012 ! 2020 |- | align=left | [25 metre pistol](/source/25_metre_pistol) | [18th](/source/Shooting_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_25_metre_pistol)
574 | [21st](/source/Shooting_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_25_metre_pistol)
574 | style="background: #ccffcc" | {{Gold1}} [Gold](/source/Shooting_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_25_metre_pistol)
589+101.3 | style="background: #ccffcc" | {{Gold1}} [Gold](/source/Shooting_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_25_metre_pistol)
585+103.2 | style="background: #ccffcc" | [5th](/source/Shooting_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_25_metre_pistol)
583+203.6 | [9th](/source/Shooting_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_25_metre_pistol)
583 | [27th](/source/Shooting_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_25_metre_pistol)
578 |- | align=left | [10 metre air pistol](/source/10_metre_air_pistol) | style="background: #ccffcc" | {{Bronze3}} [Bronze](/source/Shooting_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_10_metre_air_pistol)
383+98.6 | style="background: #ccffcc" | {{Bronze3}} [Bronze](/source/Shooting_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_10_metre_air_pistol)
389+99.5 | [38th](/source/Shooting_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_10_metre_air_pistol)
367 | style="background: #ccffcc" | {{Bronze3}} [Bronze](/source/Shooting_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_10_metre_air_pistol)
386+96.3 | [11th](/source/Shooting_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_10_metre_air_pistol)
382 | [24th](/source/Shooting_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_10_metre_air_pistol)
378 | [43rd](/source/Shooting_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_10_metre_air_pistol)
559 |} == Records == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" ! colspan=9 | Current world records held in [25 metre pistol](/source/25_metre_pistol) |- | Women (CISM) {{Shooting WR SP Women CISM Individual}} |} == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{ISSF}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} {{s-start}} {{s-sports|oly}} {{succession box | before = [Ivo Yanakiev](/source/Ivo_Yanakiev)
[Ivet Lalova-Collio](/source/Ivet_Lalova-Collio) | title = [Flagbearer](/source/List_of_flag_bearers_for_Bulgaria_at_the_Olympics) for {{BUL}} | years = [Athens 2004](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics)
[Tokyo 2020](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) | after = [Petar Stoychev](/source/Petar_Stoychev)
''Incumbent'' }} {{s-end}} {{Olympic Champions Shooting SP}} {{Bulgarian Sportsperson}} {{BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Grozdeva, Mariya}} Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Sofia Category:Bulgarian female sport shooters Category:ISSF pistol shooters Category:Olympic shooters for Bulgaria Category:World record holders in shooting Category:Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category:Shooters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Shooters at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria Category:Olympic medalists in shooting Category:Big Brother (Bulgarian TV series) contestants Category:Shooters at the 2015 European Games Category:European Games competitors for Bulgaria Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:Shooters at the 2019 European Games Category:Shooters at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:21st-century Bulgarian sportswomen Category:20th-century Bulgarian sportswomen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Maria Grozdeva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Grozdeva) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Grozdeva?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.