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| fullname =
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| 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]], [[Slovenia]]<ref name=Omaha>[http://www.omavs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31400&ATCLID=208694007 Maja Mihalinec]. Omavs.com .</ref>
| birth_place = [[Mozirje]], [[Yugoslavia]]<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 Maja Mihalinec]. European-athletics.org. Retrieved on 2016-09-03.</ref>
| height = 1.75 m<ref>[http://www.european-athletics.org/athletes/group=m/athlete=131590-mihalinec-maja/index.html Maja Mihalinec]. European-athletics.org. Retrieved on 2016-09-03.</ref>
| weight = 65 kg
| weight = 65 kg
| sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
| sport = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
| event = [[100 m]], [[200 m]]
| event = [[100 m]], [[200 m]]
| club = AK Velenje<ref name=nbc/>
| club = AK Velenje<ref name=nbc>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/mmihalinec/p/4oAXC6AgEN/?hl=es-la|title=Maja Mihalinec on Instagram: “With our track club president and Alenka Bikar, still fastest ...|access-date=25 June 2019}}</ref>
| collegeteam = [[Omaha Mavericks]]<ref name=Omaha/>
| collegeteam = [[Omaha Mavericks]]<ref name=Omaha/>
| education = [[University of Nebraska Omaha]]
| education = [[University of Nebraska Omaha]]<ref name=nbc>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160920031337/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=mihalinec-maja-1208381/index.html]. nbcolympics.com</ref>
| coach = Srdjan Djordjevic<ref name=nbc/>
| coach = Srdjan Djordjevic<ref name=nbc/>
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==Personal life==
==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.
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.
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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==External links==
==External links==
{{commonscat|Maja Mihalinec}}
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*{{iaaf name|208206}}


Revision as of 10:08, 26 June 2019

Maja Mihalinec
Mihalinec at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1989-12-17) 17 December 1989 (age 35)
Mozirje, Yugoslavia[1]
EducationUniversity of Nebraska Omaha[2]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 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

Maja Mihalinec (born 17 December 1989) is a Slovenian sprinter.[4] She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, 2016 World Indoor Championships and 2016 Olympics.

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
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

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ^ a b Maja Mihalinec. Omavs.com .
  2. ^ a b c d e [1]. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ Maja Mihalinec. European-athletics.org. Retrieved on 2016-09-03.
  4. ^ "Maja Mihalinec". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
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