# Strashimira Filipova

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{{short description|Bulgarian volleyball player}}
{{Infobox volleyball player
| name         = Strashimira Filipova
| fullname     = Strashimira Filipova
| nickname     = Strashi
| image        = Strashimira_Filipova.png
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1985|08|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place =  [Sofia](/source/Sofia), [Bulgaria](/source/Bulgaria)
| death_date  = 
| hometown     = 
| spike        = 307 cm
| block        = 300 cm
| height       = {{height|m=1.95|precision=0}}
| weight       = {{convert|78|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on}}
| position     = Middle Blocker
| currentclub  = Fakel Novy Urengoy
| currentnumber= 
| nationalteam = 
}}

'''Strashimira Filipova''' ([Bulgarian Cyrillic](/source/Bulgarian_Cyrillic): Страшимира Филипова; born August 18, 1985) is  a [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgaria) [volleyball](/source/volleyball) player. She represented the [Bulgaria national team](/source/Bulgaria_women's_national_volleyball_team) at the [2005 Women’s European Volleyball Championship](/source/2005_Women%E2%80%99s_European_Volleyball_Championship), which marked her debut for the national side.

==Career==
Her youth years were spent with [VC CSKA Sofia](/source/VC_CSKA_Sofia) and she played for their senior team (2001–2003, 2004–2005). She has also donned the colours of the [Slavia Sofia](/source/Slavia_Sofia) volleyball team (2003–2004). Filipova is also a former member of the [RC Cannes](/source/RC_Cannes) team.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_1046297790|title=Страшимира Филипова с тежка контузия, волейболистката претърпя операция на ахилесовото сухожилие|accessdate=2013-03-10 |date=2006-12-07 |publisher=topsport.bg}}</ref>

Filipova initially focused on the [high jump](/source/high_jump), but switched to volleyball when she was in grade 9.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/comment/id_940796820|title=Русият ангел на волейбола, Страшимира Филипова получила годежен пръстен след мач|accessdate=2013-03-10 |date=2009-06-28 |publisher=topsport.bg}}</ref>

In 2009, she was part of the squad that finished in third place at the [2009 Women's European Volleyball League](/source/2009_Women's_European_Volleyball_League).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_895970198|title=България би Франция и взе бронз, медалът от Евролигата е първи за волейболистките след осем години суша |accessdate=2013-03-10 |date=2009-07-12|publisher=topsport.bg}}</ref>

Filipova was a key member of the Bulgarian team that won a bronze medal at the [2011 Women's European Volleyball League](/source/2011_Women's_European_Volleyball_League).
In 2011, she was chosen as the captain of the team for the [2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship](/source/2011_Women's_European_Volleyball_Championship), as [Eva Yaneva](/source/Eva_Yaneva) was banned from participating in the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://volleyball.sportal.bg/news.php?news=323095|title=Страшимира Филипова наследи Ева Янев като капитан на националния отбор|accessdate=2013-03-10 |date=2011-09-01 |publisher=sportal.bg}}</ref>

==Awards==
===Individuals===
* ''[2010 European Volleyball League "Best Server"](/source/2010_Women's_European_Volleyball_League)''

===National team===

* [2009 Women's European Volleyball League](/source/2009_Women's_European_Volleyball_League) – Image:Med 3.png Bronze medal
* [2011 Women's European Volleyball League](/source/2011_Women's_European_Volleyball_League) – Image:Med 3.png Bronze medal
* [2012 Women's European Volleyball League](/source/2012_Women's_European_Volleyball_League) – Image:Med 2.png Silver medal
* [2013 Women's European Volleyball League](/source/2013_Women's_European_Volleyball_League) – Image:Med 3.png Bronze medal

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.cev.lu/mmp-cgi/show.pl?cmd=tmpl&state=p_prj_player&id=11062&id2=13679&id3=3&key=0 CEV Player Information]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Filipova, Strashimira}}
Category:1985 births
Category:Bulgarian women's volleyball players
Category:Living people
Category:Middle blockers
Category:Volleyball players from Sofia

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