- Mirela Manjani
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Medal record Women's athletics Competitor for 
GreeceOlympic Games Silver 2000 Sydney Javelin Bronze 2004 Athens Javelin World Championships Gold 1999 Seville Javelin Silver 2001 Edmonton Javelin Gold 2003 Paris Javelin European Championships Gold 2002 Munich Javelin Mirela Manjani (Greek: Μιρέλα Μανιάνι, [miˈrela maˈɲani]; born December 21, 1976 in Durrës, Albania) is a retired Greek javelin thrower. Prior to 1997 she represented Albania.
She won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with a personal best of 67.51 m, and the bronze medal in 2004. Manjani is also a European champion and double world champion. Her personal best throw of 67.51 metres is the current Greek record.[1] She is also the current holder of the Albanian record in javelin with 62.64.[2]
She represented Albania at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA. Mirela Manjani then married the weightlifter George Tzelili (born in Albania, Gjergj Xhelili) in 1997, becoming a Greek citizen. She was known as Mirela Manjani-Tzelili until 2002, when she divorced Tzelili.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing 
Albania1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 22nd 49.96 m 1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 12th 55.56 m European Junior Championships Nyíregyháza, Hungary 2nd 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 24th 55.64 m Representing Greece1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 11th 61.02 m 1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 9th 58.65 m 1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 1st 67.09 m 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 2nd 67.51 m = NR 2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 2nd 65.78 m 2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 67.47 m 2003 World Championships Paris, France 1st 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 3rd References
- IAAF profile for Mirela Manjani
- ^ Greek all-time list, women - Athletix
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Sporting positions Preceded by
Osleidys MenéndezWomen's Javelin Best Year Performance
2002–2003Succeeded by
Osleidys MenéndezWorld Champions in Women's Javelin Throw 1983: Tiina Lillak (FIN) • 1987: Fatima Whitbread (GBR) • 1991: Xu Demei (CHN) • 1993: Trine Hattestad (NOR) • 1995: Natalya Shikolenko (BLR) • 1997: Trine Hattestad (NOR) • 1999: Mirela Manjani (GRE) • 2001: Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) • 2003: Mirela Manjani (GRE) • 2005: Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) • 2007: Barbora Špotáková (CZE) • 2009: Steffi Nerius (GER) • 2011: Mariya Abakumova (RUS)
European Champions in Women's Javelin Throw 1938: Lisa Gelius (GER) • 1946: Klavdiya Mayuchaya (URS) • 1950: Natalya Smirnitskaya (URS) • 1954: Dana Zátopková (TCH) • 1958: Dana Zátopková (TCH) • 1962: Elvīra Ozoliņa (URS) • 1966: Marion Lüttge (GDR) • 1969: Angéla Németh (HUN) • 1971: Daniela Jaworska (POL) • 1974: Ruth Fuchs (GDR) • 1978: Ruth Fuchs (GDR) • 1982: Anna Verouli (GRE) • 1986: Fatima Whitbread (GBR) • 1990: Päivi Alafrantti (FIN) • 1994: Trine Hattestad (NOR) • 1998: Tanja Damaske (GER) • 2002: Mirela Manjani (GRE) • 2006: Steffi Nerius (GER) • 2010: Linda Stahl (GER)
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- Greek athletes
- Greek javelin throwers
- Albanian athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Albania
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Greece
- Olympic silver medalists for Greece
- Olympic bronze medalists for Greece
- Naturalized citizens of Greece
- Albanian sportswomen
- Albanian emigrants to Greece
- People from Durrës
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Albanian sportspeople stubs
- Greek athletics biography stubs
- Greek Olympic medalist stubs
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