Maria Marinela Mazilu

Marinela Mazilu
Personal information
Full nameMaria Marinela Mazilu
Born (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33)
Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Romania
Sportskeleton
Coached byMarius Ene
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals19th (Vancouver 2010)
20th (Sochi 2014)
18th (Pyeongchang 2018)
World finals19th (St. Moritz 2013); junior: 3rd (Innsbruck 2012 and Winterberg 2014)
Personal bestWorld Cup: 10th (Igls 2015 #2)

Maria Marinela Mazilu (born 12 April 1991 in Râmnicu Vâlcea) is a Romanian skeleton racer on the Skeleton World Cup circuit. She began competing in 2002 and was selected to the national team in 2004. She was the bronze medalist at the Junior World Championships at Igls in 2012 and again at Winterberg in 2014. Mazilu qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver where she finished 19th, and for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi where she finished 20th.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Maria Marinela MAZILU". International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marinela Mazilu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.


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