PETRIVSKAYA Zalina

Republic of Moldova

Athletics

Date of Birth: 5 Feb 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Female

Birth Country:

Russian Federation

Place of residence : CHISINAU

Residence Country:

Republic of Moldova

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Hammer Throw

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Throws	Women's Hammer Throw Qualification - Group A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Hammer Throw
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	5th (73.50)
2012	London, GBR	DQ
2008	Beijing, CHN	Qual. (64.20)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Hammer Throw
2019	Doha, QAT	4th (74.33)
2017	London, GBR	Qual. (67.05)
2015	Beijing, CHN	8th (72.38)
2011	Daegu, KOR	8th (70.27)
2009	Berlin, GER	Qual. (66.70)

European Championships

Year	Location	Hammer Throw
2018	Berlin, GER	6th (71.80)

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
4	2017	Hammer Throw	World Challenge	Kawasaki, JPN	71.37

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Previous names:

Zalina Marghieva

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Business Administration - Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Chisinau, MDA

Languages spoken:

English, Romanian, Russian

Coach:

Soslan Marghiev [father], MDA, from 2004

Sporting relatives:

Her father Soslan Marghiev was a hammer thrower who received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in athletics and became an Honoured Coach of Moldova. Her older sister Marina Marghieva-Nikisenko and her younger brother Serghei Marghiev have represented Moldova in hammer throw. Marina competed at four editions of the world championships between 2009 and 2017, while Serghei placed 16th at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (SportsDeskOnline, 14 Feb 2020; ipn.md, 20 Dec 2019; noar.ru, 15 Feb 2017)

Start:

She took up the sport at age 12 in Chisinau, Moldova. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Reason:

"My family are heavily involved in sport." (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Memorable:

Finishing fifth in hammer throw at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (noar.ru, 15 Feb 2017)

Influence:

Her mother. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Philosophy:

"If you work hard, you will have success." (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Award:

In 2019 she was named Female Athlete of the Year by the Athletics Federation of Moldova [FAM]. (fam.com.md, 19 Dec 2019)

She was named Moldovan Female Athlete of the Year in 2011 and 2015. (diez.md, 18 Dec 2015; radiochisinau.md, 23 Dec 2011)

General Interest

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
She graduated from the State University of Physical Education and Sport in Chisinau, Moldova. (Facebook profile, 25 Sep 2020)

SANCTION
She received a two-year ban in 2013 after she tested positive for the banned substances dehydrochloromethyltestosterone and stanozolol. The test was from a 2009 sample. Her ban ended in July 2015. (publika.md, 18 Oct 2013; IAAF, 04 Oct 2013)

RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO MOLDOVA
In her early years her family moved from the Russian Federation to Moldova. "In the early 1990s, living conditions in Moldova seemed more promising. Plus, my mother is Moldovan by nationality." (noar.ru, 15 Feb 2017)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/nina.zaea

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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