Maja Mihalinec Zidar

Maja Mihalinec Zidar
	Mihalinec at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Birth name	Maja Mihalinec
Born	17 December 1989 (age 34); Mozirje, Slovenia
Education	University of Ljubljana, University of Nebraska Omaha
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	60 m, 100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m
College team	Omaha Mavericks
Club	AK Velenje
Coached by	Srdjan Djordjevic
Medal record
Representing Slovenia
European Games

Maja Mihalinec Zidar (born 17 December 1989) is a Slovenian sprinter.^[5] She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, 2016 World Indoor Championships, 2016 Olympics and 2019 World Championships in Athletics.

Personal life

Mihalinec's mother Damijana is a volleyball coach and former player, and her younger sister Katja played volleyball internationally. Maja also started with volleyball, but her physical education teacher persuaded her to take up athletics. For some time she trained in both sports, but then chose running. Her partner Luka Zidar is a competitive high jumper.^[2]

Mihalinec studied social sciences at the University of Ljubljana and communications at the University of Nebraska Omaha. In 2015, she was named Female Athlete of the Year by the Athletic Federation of Slovenia.^[2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Slovenia
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	28th (h)	100 m	12.03
	World Youth Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	18th (sf)	200 m	24.62 (w)
	European Youth Olympic Festival	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy	6th (B)	100 m	12.31 (w)
	European Youth Olympic Festival	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy	5th	4 × 100 m	47.59
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	43rd (h)	100 m	12.08
			–	200 m	DQ
			16th (h)	4 × 100 m	46.09
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	12th (sf)	100 m	11.89
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	11th (h)	4 × 100 m	46.23
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	17th (sf)	100 m	11.81
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	25th (h)	100 m	11.52
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	16th (sf)	60 m	7.29
	World Championships	Beijing, China	32nd (h)	100 m	11.42
	World Championships	Beijing, China	19th (sf)	200 m	23.04
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	20th (sf)	60 m	7.34
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	15th (sf)	100 m	11.55
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	10th (sf)	200 m	23.17
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	48th (h)	200 m	23.38
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	6th	60 m	7.21
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	25th (h)	100 m	11.32
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	12th (sf)	200 m	22.81
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	5th	60 m	7.26
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	44th (h)	100 m	11.54
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	35th (h)	200 m	23.62

Personal bests

Outdoor

100 metres – 11.27 (+1.1 m/s, Padova 2019)
200 metres – 22.78 (+0.7 m/s, Doha 2019)

Indoor

60 metres – 7.21 (Glasgow 2019)
200 metres – 23.47 (Vienna 2015)

References

^ ^a ^b Maja Mihalinec. Omavs.com .
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Maja Mihalinec. Nbcolympics.com
^ ^a ^b "Maja Mihalinec". European-athletics.org. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^ "Official Women´s 100 m results". Minsk2019.by (in Russian). 23 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^ "Maja Mihalinec". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

External links

Maja Mihalinec at World Athletics
Maja Mihalinec at Olympedia

[Omaha-1] Maja Mihalinec. Omavs.com .

[nbc-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Maja Mihalinec. Nbcolympics.com

[measures-3] "Maja Mihalinec". European-athletics.org. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

[4] "Official Women´s 100 m results". Minsk2019.by (in Russian). 23 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

[5] "Maja Mihalinec". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

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