Zalina Marghieva
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 5, 1988 |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Moldova |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Hammer throw |
| Updated on 14 August 2012. | |
Zalina Marghieva (born 5 February 1988 in Respublika Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya, Russia) is a female hammer thrower from Moldova. She is a sister of Marina Marghiev and Serghei Marghiev, and is coached by her father Soslan.[1]
As a junior she finished fifth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, fourth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and fifth at the 2007 European Junior Championships. She then competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. At the 2009 European U23 Championships she won gold medal.[2]
She threw a personal best of 71.56 metres in January 2009 in Chişinău to break the national record.[1] She improved this further at the 2011 national winter throws meeting in Chişinău, winning the event with a mark of 72.74 m.[3]
Doping
Similarly to her sister, Marina, she is currently serving a two-year ban from athletics after testing positive for prohibited substances dehydrochloromethyltestosterone and stanozolol back in 2009. She is ineligible for competition until 23 July 2015.[4]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Moldova | ||||
| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 4th | 63.24 m |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 37th (q) | 64.20 m |
| 2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 8th | 67.05 m |
| European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 1st | 67.67 m | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 26th (q) | 66.70 m | |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 70.83 m |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 1st | 72.93 m |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 8th | 70.27 m | |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 3rd | 71.10 m |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 8th | 72.38 m |
References
- 1 2 Donets, Serghei (3 February 2009). "71.56m national Hammer Throw record from Zalina Marghieva". IAAF.org. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
- ↑ Zalina Marghieva profile at IAAF
- ↑ Donets, Serghei (2011-02-07). Marghieva extends Moldovan Hammer Throw record to 72.74m. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.
- ↑ IAAF list of athletes sanctioned for doping.
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