Mimi Hristova

{{Short description|Bulgarian freestyle wrestler (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Mimi Hristova | honorific_suffix = | image = Mimi Hristova 2.JPG | image_size =  | alt = | caption = Hristova at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway | headercolor = | textcolor =  | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name =  | full_name = Mimi Nikolova Hristova | nickname = | nationality =  | national_team =  | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|7|19}} | birth_place = Vratsa, Bulgaria | death_date =  | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | hometown = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = 163 cm | weight =  | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website =  | module =  | country = {{BUL}} | sport = Freestyle wrestling | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = CSKA Sofia | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 =  | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb =  | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze| 2023 Belgrade | 65 kg }} {{MedalCompetition|European Games}} {{MedalSilver|2019 Minsk|57 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|2020 Rome|65 kg}} {{Medal|Gold| 2023 Zagreb | 65 kg }} {{MedalSilver|2018 Kaspiysk|59 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2014 Vantaa|55 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2016 Riga|58 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2024 Bucharest|68 kg}} {{Medal|Competition| Individual World Cup }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2020 Belgrade | 65 kg}} {{MedalCompetition |Yasar Dogu Tournament|Yasar Dogu Tournament]]}} {{MedalGold|2017 Istanbul|60 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2020 Istanbul|57 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2021 Istanbul|68 kg}} {{MedalCompetition | Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament }} {{MedalGold|2016 Sofia|58 kg}} {{MedalGold|2017 Ruse|60 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2013 Plovdiv|60 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Sofia|58 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2018 Sofia|59 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2021 Plovdiv|68 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2023 Sofia|65 kg}} | medaltemplates-title = | module3 = }}

'''Mimi Nikolova Hristova''' ({{langx|bg|Мими Христова}}, born 19 July 1993) is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler. She competed in the women's freestyle 58 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which she was eliminated in the round of 32 by Pürevdorjiin Orkhon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mimi Nikolova Hristova |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/mimi-nikolova-hristova |website=Rio 2016 |accessdate=October 8, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826111210/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/mimi-nikolova-hristova |archivedate=August 26, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Women's Freestyle 58 kg - Standings |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-womens-freestyle-58-kg |website=Rio 2016 |accessdate=October 8, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922182633/https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-womens-freestyle-58-kg |archivedate=September 22, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Career ==

In 2020, Hristova won one of the bronze medals in the women's 65 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.<ref name="russia_claim_title_final_day_women_action_individual_world_cup_2020">{{Cite news|last=Shefferd|first=Neil|date=16 December 2020|title=Russia claim team title on final day of women's action at UWW Individual World Cup|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102093/russia-take-team-title-at-uww-world-cup|url-status=live|access-date=17 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217175619/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102093/russia-take-team-title-at-uww-world-cup|archive-date=17 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="uww_individual_world_cup_results_book_2020">{{Cite web|title=2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2020-iwc-belgrade-final-book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218212337/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2020-12/2020-iwc-belgrade-final-book.pdf|archive-date=18 December 2020|access-date=18 December 2020|website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> In 2021, she won the silver medal in the 68 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.<ref name="results_book_matteo_pellicone_ranking_series_2021">{{Cite web|title=Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book_matteo_pellicone_2021.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321221706/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book_matteo_pellicone_2021.pdf|archive-date=21 March 2021|access-date=21 March 2021|website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> In May 2021, she qualified at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.<ref name="chumikova_secures_emotional_wins_tokyo_2021">{{Cite news|last=Shefferd|first=Neil|date=7 May 2021|title=Chumikova secures emotional win at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1107522/chumikova-secures-late-win-by-fall|access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="armenia_and_romania_book_tokyo_2020_places_2021">{{Cite news|last=Shefferd|first=Neil|date=8 May 2021|title=Armenia and Romania book multiple Tokyo 2020 places at UWW World Olympic Games qualifier|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1107558/uww-greco-roman-qualifying|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="uww_world_olympic_qualification_tournament_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book|url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/world_og_qualifier_final_book.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509161754/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-05/world_og_qualifier_final_book.pdf|archive-date=9 May 2021|access-date=9 May 2021|website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She competed in the women's 68 kg event.<ref name="wrestling_results_book_summer_olympics_2020">{{Cite web|title=Wrestling Results Book|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WRE/OG2020-_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807164330/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/WRE/OG2020-_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf|archive-date=7 August 2021|access-date=8 August 2021|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games}}</ref>

Hristova lost her bronze medal match in the women's 65{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.<ref name="susaki_morikawa_earn_japanese_double_2022">{{Cite news |last=Burke |first=Patrick |date=14 September 2022 |title=Susaki and Morikawa earn Japanese double at World Wrestling Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1128068/world-wrestling-champs-2022-day-5 |access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="results_book_world_wrestling_championships_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref>

Hristova won the silver medal in the women's 65{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.<ref name="dan_kolov_nikola_petrov_results_book_2023">{{Cite web |title=2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-03/results_03_sofia.pdf?VersionId=g1eemM9v2lRqcW08Qi8J8daZveFnBhke |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307130300/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-03/results_03_sofia.pdf?VersionId=g1eemM9v2lRqcW08Qi8J8daZveFnBhke |archive-date=7 March 2023 |access-date=7 May 2023 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She won one of the bronze medals in the 68{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.<ref name="european_wrestling_championships_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_bucharest.pdf?VersionId=XkE2ZnjNmXYzWNF1si8_Od9HuEOhuMrM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219213412/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_bucharest.pdf?VersionId=XkE2ZnjNmXYzWNF1si8_Od9HuEOhuMrM |archive-date=19 February 2024 |access-date=19 February 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> Hristova competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.<ref name="european_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408164811/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-date=8 April 2024 |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She was eliminated in her second match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.<ref name="european_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024"/> Hristova also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.<ref name="world_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514204605/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf |archive-date=14 May 2024 |access-date=14 May 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !Year !Tournament !Location !Result !Event |- |2019 |European Games |Minsk, Belarus |align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |Freestyle 57{{nbsp}}kg |- |2023 |World Championships |Belgrade, Serbia |align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Freestyle 65{{nbsp}}kg |- |2024 |European Championships |Bucharest, Romania |align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Freestyle 68{{nbsp}}kg |}

== Personal life and background == Mimi Hristova was born in Vratsa, Bulgaria, where she began wrestling at a young age. She trained under the Bulgarian national wrestling program and quickly rose through the junior ranks due to her competitive spirit and technical skill. Off the mat, Hristova is known for her advocacy for women's participation in sports in Bulgaria and often takes part in community events and sports mentorship programs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mimi Hristova |url=https://bgwrestling.bg/en/medalists/mimi-hristova |website=BG Wrestling}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{UWW|hristova-mimi-nikolova}} * {{sports links}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hristova, Mimi}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Bulgarian female sport wrestlers Category:Olympic wrestlers for Bulgaria Category:Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games Category:Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games Category:Medalists at the 2019 European Games Category:European Games medalists in wrestling Category:European Games silver medalists for Bulgaria Category:European Wrestling Championships medalists Category:Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:European Wrestling Champions Category:Sportspeople from Vratsa Category:World Wrestling Championships medalists Category:21st-century Bulgarian sportswomen