Mirela manjani biography

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  Mirela Maniani
  Personal details
  Born	Mirela Manjani 21 December 1976(1976-12-21) (age 48) Durrës, Albania
  Nationality	Greek
  Spouse	Georgios Tzelilis (m. 1997–2002) Giannis Skoutelas (m. 2004–06) Giannis Giannoulis (m. 2009–14)
  Military career
  Allegiance	Greece
  Service/branch	Hellenic Navy
  Years of service	1999–unknown[1]

  Mirela Maniani (Greek: Μιρέλα Μανιάνι, [miˈrela maˈɲani], 21 December 1976) is a Greek retired track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.

  Life and athletic achievements[]

  Albania[]

  Maniani was born as Mirela Manjani on 21 December 1976 in Durrës, Albania. In 1996, at the University of Alabama she set a new Albanian national record at 62.46 m (as of 2017, she still holds the national record of Albania).^[2] She represented Albania at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA and ranked 24th overall. During the competition she was also Albania's flag bearer.^[3]

  Greece[]

  After marrying a Greek citizen, the weightlifter Georgios Tzelili

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  Miréla Manjani

  Miréla Manjani (gr. Μιρέλα Μανιάνι; Durazzo, 21 dicembre1976) è un'ex giavellottistaalbanesenaturalizzatagreca, campionessa mondiale ed europea della specialità.

  Biografia

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  Nata in Albania, nel 1997 sposò il sollevatore di pesi Giorgios Tzelili, anch'egli albanese poi naturalizzato greco (il suo vero nome era Agim Xhelili). Presero la cittadinanza greca insieme e l'atleta, fino al divorzio nel 2002, era conosciuta anche come Miréla Manjani-Tzelili.

  Nelle grandi competizioni ha ottenuto due ori mondiali, a Siviglia 1999 e a Parigi Saint-Denis 2003, oltre ad un argento a Edmonton 2001. Ai Giochi olimpici vanta un argento a Sydney 2000 ed un bronzo ad Atene 2004. Vanta anche un oro europeo, conquistato a Monaco di Baviera 2002.

  Il suo primato personale, nonché record nazionale greco, lo ha stabilito ai Giochi olimpici di Sydney 2000 con la misura di 67,51 m.

  Record

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  Seniores

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  Record nazionali greci

  • Lancio del giavellotto: 67,51 m (Sydney, 30 settemb