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Durrës

Durrës is the second largest city of Albania located on the central Albanian coast, about west of the capital Tirana. It is one of the most ancient and economically important cities of Albania. Durres is situated at one of the narrower points of the Adriatic Sea, opposite the Italian ports of Bari...

, Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

) is a retired Greek

Greeks

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 javelin throw

Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

er. Prior to 1997 she represented Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

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She won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with a personal best of 67.51 m, and the bronze medal in 2004

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Javelin

The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium August 25 and August 27...

. Manjani is also a European champion

European Championships in Athletics

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 and double world champion

IAAF World Championships in Athletics

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. Her personal best throw of 67.51 metres is the current Greek record. She is also the current holder of the Albanian record in javelin with 62.64.

She represented Albania

Albania at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Albania competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. It was only the third appearance of the European nation, which made its Olympic debut in 1972.-Athletics:Women's Javelin Throw* Mirela Manjani...

 at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

 in Atlanta, USA

Atlanta, Georgia

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. Mirela Manjani then married the weightlifter George Tzelili (born in Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

, Gjergj Xhelili) in 1997, becoming a Greek

Greece

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 citizen. She was known as Mirela Manjani-Tzelili until 2002, when she divorced Tzelili.

Achievements

Representing
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	22nd	49.96 m
1995	World Championships 1995 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Javelin These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 8, 1995...	Gothenburg, Sweden	12th	55.56 m
	European Junior Championships	Nyíregyháza Nyíregyháza - Tourist sights :Nyíregyháza also has several museums and exhibitions, showing the city's rich cultural heritage.* Collection of the International Medallion Art and Small Sculpture Creative Community of Nyíregyháza-Sóstó – periodic exhibitions of works of contemporary artists-Twin towns — Sister... , Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...	2nd
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...	24th	55.64 m
Representing
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	11th	61.02 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	9th	58.65 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	1st	67.09 m
2000	Olympic Games Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Friday, September 29 and Saturday, September 30....	Sydney, Australia	2nd	67.51 m = NR Greek records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Greece maintained by Greece's national athletics federation: Association Hellenique d'Athlétisme Amateur .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by IAAF...
2001	World Championships 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw The final of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada was held on Monday August 6, 2001. There were a total number of 22 participating athletes, with the qualification mark was set at 61.00 metres...	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	65.78 m
2002	European Championships 2002 European Championships in Athletics The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.-Track:1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |2010 |...	Munich, Germany	1st	67.47 m
2003	World Championships 2003 World Championships in Athletics The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...	Paris, France	1st
2004	Olympic Games Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...	Athens, Greece	3rd