Maria Dimitrova

Medal record
Women's Karate
Competitor for the  Dominican Republic
Central American and Caribbean Karate Championship
Gold	Mayaguez, 2010	Female Kata
World Games
Silver	Taiwan, 2009	Female Kata
Pan American Karate Championship
Gold	Curacao, 2009	Female Kata
Central American and Caribbean Karate Championship
Gold	Dominican Republic, 2009	Female Kata
Pan American Karate Championship
Gold	Venezuela, 2008	Female Kata
Central American and Caribbean Karate Championship
Gold	Mexico, 2008	Female Kata
Ibero-American and Caribbean Karate Championship
Silver	Venezuela, 2008	Female Kata
Central American and Caribbean Karate Championship
Gold	Nicaragua, 2007	Female Kata
Central American and Caribbean GAMES
Gold	Colombia 2006	Female Kata
World Shito Ryu Karate Championship
Bronze	Tokyo 2006	Female Kata
Pan American Junior & Cadet Karate Championship
Gold	Uruguay, 2005	Female Kata 18/20
World Junior & Cadet Karate Championship
Bronze	Cyprus, 2005	Female Kata 18/20

Maria Dimitrova - (Mimi) (born October 11, 1985) is a Karateka from the Dominican Republic.

She was born in Bulgaria to father "Valery Dimitrov" and mother "Maya Ivanova", both citizens of that same country. At the age of 6, her family made the trip to the Dominican Republic and settled for good in Sosua, Puerto Plata.^[1] A friend of the family had recommended the country to them.

Maria started to practice Karate since four years old, as her father was a Karateka as well. The "princess of Karate"(as she's called much due to her looks and ability in the Martial Art) has been ranked among the best in the world in Karate Kata since 2005. That year, she won the gold medal at the XVI Pan-American Junior Karate Championship in Montevideo, Uruguay.^[2]
It was on that same year, when she won her first bronze medal at the Cyprus Youth Karate Championship. Won Gold in the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. She has the scepters for the Pan-American Games, Central American and Caribbean Games for 2007, 2008 and 2009.

In 2008 she ranked at 5th place on the World Karate Championship in Japan.

Dimitrova has been given the award of Karate Athlete of The Year award, in recognition from the Dominican Federation of Karate (FEDOKARATE), the Association of sports Writers (ACD) and the Dominican Olympic Committee (COD) three times already, in 2006, 2008 and 2009.

Thanks to her international achievements in Karate, Dimitrova has been set as an example for the youth of the Dominican Republic. She has been already nominated and finalist two times for the National Youth Award in 2008 and 2009, given by the Ministry of the National Youth of the Dominican Republic.

After winning the 2008 Panamerican Karate Championship, she qualified for the 2009 World Games. There she won the silver medal.^[3]

Currently she's pursuing a career in Business Administration at Grantham University in Kansas City, USA. She's also an entrepreneur, as she started her own company under "CAFEERA". She describes her newly formed company as an importer of Italian Espresso machines. Not long ago, she produced a TV program aimed at young adults in Puerto Plata. During her TV production time, she was able to sign a contract with a European TV Satellite carrier to carry tourism programming to 24 countries in three languages.

She describes a passion for TV production, but emphasizes that it's a time consuming task with a heavy toll of dedication for success. Her Karate training now requires a big chunk of her available time.

References

1. ^ Fedokarate. "María Dimitrova" (in Spanish). http://fedokarate.com/karate/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=50. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 
2. ^ Panamerican Karate Federation. "Kata". http://www.karatepkf.com/eng/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=61. Retrieved 2009-11-16. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Listin Diario. "María Dimitrova resalta obtención medalla de plata". http://www.listin.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=109924. Retrieved 2009-11-16. 

Press(Newspapers)

• http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2010/3/1/315974/Maria-DimitrovaLa-Reina-del-Kata-de-RD-ira-tras-su-segundo-oro-en-PR
• http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2009/7/30/287488/Dimitrova-obtuvo-plata-en-los-Juegos-del-Mundo-en-China-Taipei
• http://www.listindiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=109924
• http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2009/7/16/285659/Dimitrova-asegura-dara-medalla-RD
• http://www.diariolibre.com.do/noticias_det.php?id=201726
• http://www.listindiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=103033
• http://www.diariolibre.com.do/noticias_det.php?id=103671
• http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2009/6/24/282844/ReportajeMaria-Dimitrova-quiere-darle-un-oro-a-RD-en-un-Campeonato-Mundial
• http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2009/5/29/279527/La-dominicana-Dimitrova-gana-oro-Panam-de-karate
• http://www.listindiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=76545
• http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2008/9/15/247484/Con-la-mira-en-JaponDimitrova-representara-a-RD-en-el-mundial-en-Kata
• http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2005/9/7/195005/Maria-Dimitrova-gana-oro-en-Panamericano-de-Karate-Juvenil
• http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2006/8/12/172681/Maria-Dimitrova-tiene-como-meta-ser-campeona-mundial-de-karate
• http://www.hoy.com.do/deportes/2005/9/11/132368/Reconocen-actuacion-de-la-karateca-Maria-Dimitrova-en-Panamericano
• http://www.diariolibre.com.do/noticias_det.php?id=74996
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• 2009 World Games Profile

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Name	Dimitrova, Maria
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Date of birth	1987
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