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{{Short description|Slovenian sprinter (born 1989)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox athlete
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Maja Mihalinec
| image =
| name = Maja Mihalinec Zidar
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| birthname = Maja Mihalinec
| caption =
| image = MajaMihalinecHeat1200mWomenRio2016.jpg
| fullname =
| caption = Mihalinec at the 2016 Olympics
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|12|17|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|12|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mozirje]], [[Yugoslavia]]<ref name=Omaha>[http://www.omavs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31400&ATCLID=208694007 College team bio]</ref>
| birth_place = [[Mozirje]], Slovenia<ref name=Omaha>[http://www.omavs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31400&ATCLID=208694007 Maja Mihalinec]. Omavs.com .</ref>
| height = 1.75 m<ref>[http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=m/athlete=131590-mihalinec-maja/index.html EAA profile]</ref>
| height = 1.75 m<ref name=measures>{{cite web|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=m/athlete=131590-mihalinec-maja/index.html|title=Maja Mihalinec|work=European-athletics.org|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref>
| weight = 65 kg
| weight = 65 kg<ref name=measures/>
| sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
| sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]<ref name=nbc/>
| event = [[100 m]], [[200 m]]
| event = [[60 m]], [[100 m]], [[200 m]], [[4x100 m]]
| club = VEL
| club = AK Velenje<ref name=nbc/>
| collegeteam = [[Omaha Mavericks]]<ref name=Omaha/>
| collegeteam = [[Omaha Mavericks]]<ref name=Omaha/>
| education = [[University of Ljubljana]],<ref name=nbc/> [[University of Nebraska Omaha]]<ref name=nbc>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160920031337/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=mihalinec-maja-1208381/index.html Maja Mihalinec]. ''Nbcolympics.com''</ref>
| education = [[University of Nebraska Omaha]]
| coach =
| coach = Srdjan Djordjevic<ref name=nbc/>
| medaltemplates =
| medaltemplates =
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{{MedalCompetition|[[European Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[Athletics at the 2019 European Games|2019 Minsk]]|100 m}}<ref>{{Cite web|language=ru |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/tsrd/ATH/results/match?phase=QUAL0002&match=Discipline|title=Official Women´s 100 m results|work=Minsk2019.by|date=23 June 2019|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''Maja Mihalinec''' (born 17 December 1989) is a Slovenian [[sprint (running)|sprinter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/slovenia/maja-mihalinec-208206 |title=Maja Mihalinec |publisher=IAAF |date=23 August 2015| accessdate=23 August 2015}}</ref> She competed at the [[2015 World Championships in Athletics]] and [[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2016 World Indoor Championships]].
'''Maja Mihalinec Zidar''' (born 17 December 1989) is a Slovenian [[sprint (running)|sprinter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/slovenia/maja-mihalinec-208206 |title=Maja Mihalinec |publisher=IAAF |date=23 August 2015| access-date=23 August 2015}}</ref> She competed at the [[2015 World Championships in Athletics]], [[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships|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.<ref name=nbc/>

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.<ref name=nbc/>


==Competition record==
==Competition record==
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|5th
|5th
|4x100 m
|4 × 100 m
|47.59
|47.59
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|16th (h)
|16th (h)
|4x100 m
|4 × 100 m
|[[2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|46.09]]
|[[2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay|46.09]]
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|11th (h)
|11th (h)
|4x100 m
|4 × 100 m
|46.23
|46.23
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|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres|23.04]]
|[[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres|23.04]]
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|2016
|rowspan=4|2016
|[[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Portland, Oregon|Portland, United States]]
|[[Portland, Oregon|Portland, United States]]
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|60 m
|60 m
|[[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres|7.34]]
|[[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres|7.34]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2016 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Amsterdam, Netherlands]]
|15th (sf)
|100 m
|[[2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres|11.55]]
|-
|10th (sf)
|200 m
|[[2016 European Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres|23.17]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]
|48th (h)
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres|23.38]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2019
|[[2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Glasgow, United Kingdom]]
|6th
|60 m
|[[2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres|7.21]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2019 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Doha, Qatar]]
|25th (h)
|100 m
|[[2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres|11.32]]
|-
|12th (sf)
|200 m
|[[2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 200 metres|22.81]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2021
|[[2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[Toruń, Poland]]
|5th
|60 m
|[[2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres|7.26]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|44th (h)
|100 m
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres|11.54]]
|-
|35th (h)
|200 m
|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres|23.62]]
|}
|}


==Personal bests==
==Personal bests==
'''Outdoor'''
'''Outdoor'''
*[[100 metres]] – 11.34 (+0.8 m/s, Pitesti 2015)
*[[100 metres]] – 11.27 (+1.1&nbsp;m/s, Padova 2019)
*[[200 metres]] – 23.04 (-0.1 m/s, Beijing 2015)
*[[200 metres]] – 22.78 (+0.7&nbsp;m/s, Doha 2019)
'''Indoor'''
'''Indoor'''
*[[60 metres]] – 7.24 (Jablonec nad Nisou 2016)
*[[60 metres]] – 7.21 (Glasgow 2019)
*[[200 metres]] – 23.47 (Vienna 2015)
*[[200 metres]] – 23.47 (Vienna 2015)


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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{iaaf name|208206}}
* {{sports links}}

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[[Category:Omaha Mavericks women's track and field athletes]]

Latest revision as of 02:43, 26 December 2024

Maja Mihalinec Zidar
Mihalinec at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Birth nameMaja Mihalinec
Born (1989-12-17) 17 December 1989 (age 35)
Mozirje, Slovenia[1]
EducationUniversity of Ljubljana,[2] University of Nebraska Omaha[2]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)[3]
Sport
SportAthletics[2]
Event(s)60 m, 100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m
College teamOmaha Mavericks[1]
ClubAK Velenje[2]
Coached bySrdjan Djordjevic[2]
Medal record
Representing  Slovenia
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk 100 m[4]

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

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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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Slovenia
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakech, Morocco 28th (h) 100 m 12.03
18th (sf) 200 m 24.62 (w)
European Youth Olympic Festival Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 6th (B) 100 m 12.31 (w)
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
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
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
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
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
35th (h) 200 m 23.62

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

References

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  1. ^ a b Maja Mihalinec. Omavs.com .
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Maja Mihalinec. Nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ a b "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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