MISMAS-ZRIMSEK Marusa

Date of Birth: 24 Oct 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Youth Olympian

Place of birth: LJUBLJANA

Birth Country:

Slovenia

Place of residence : KAMNIK

Residence Country:

Slovenia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 3000m Steeplechase	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1 - Heat 3	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Youth Olympic Games

Year	Location	400m Hurdles
2010	Singapore, SIN	5th (1:00.69)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	1500m	3000m SC
2019	Doha, QAT	Heats (4:14.94)	12th (9:25.80)
2015	Beijing, CHN	-	Heats (9:37.73)

European Championships

Year	Location	3000m SC
2018	Berlin, GER	11th (9:34.50)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	3000m SC
2021	1 x 6th
2019	1 x 6th, 1 x 9th, 1 x 11th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
6	2021	3000m Steeplechase	Doha, QAT	9:16.82
6	2019	3000m Steeplechase	Shanghai, CHN	9:29.48
9	2019	3000m Steeplechase	Oslo, NOR	9:20.97
11	2019	3000m Steeplechase	Zurich, SUI	9:53.49

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2021	1500m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Ostrava, CZE	4:07.50

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
4	2018	3000m Steeplechase	World Challenge	Berlin, GER	9:28.61
6	2018	3000m Steeplechase	World Challenge	Ostrava, CZE	9:35.49
9	2019	1500m	World Challenge	Ostrava, CZE	4:06.64
10	2019	1500m	World Challenge	Nanjing, CHN	4:07.22

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

Cooking, baking. (aleteia.org, 18 Jul 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Biomedical Science - University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Languages spoken:

English, Slovene, Spanish

AD Mass Ljubljana [Slovenia]

Tevz Korent [personal], SLO

She sustained an Achilles tendon injury in mid-2019, on the opposite side to her 2016 Achilles tendon injury. (rtvslo.si, 27 Aug 2019)

She missed the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro due to an Achilles tendon injury that required surgery. She returned to competition in mid-2017, but did not resume competing in steeplechase events until 2018. (marusamismas.si, 17 Jun 2020; siol.net, 17 Aug 2019; worldathletics.org, 01 Jun 2018)

In 2015 she injured her ankle after landing awkwardly at the final water jump of a steeplechase event in Bratislava, Slovakia. The injury forced her to miss the Diamond League event in Doha, Qatar, in May that year. (delo.si, 12 May 2015)

She first tried athletics in the first grade of school. She began training seriously when she was in the ninth grade, in Grosuplje, Slovenia. (drevored.si, 13 Jan 2014)

"When I was little, I never wanted to become a top athlete. I remember that my mother, who is also my biggest cheerleader and a big sports fan, watched athletics all the time and cheered for our [Slovenian] athletes. I thought the best athletes in the world were too muscular and I told myself that I would never like to be like that. But later I became attracted to athletics. Especially in high school, when as a youngster I started competing in the biggest youth competitions. I slowly fell in love with athletics and running. I can't imagine my life without it. I do what I love best." (siol.net, 17 Aug 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and to compete at the 2024 Games in Paris. (marusamismas.si, 17 Jun 2020; siol.net, 17 Aug 2019)

As part of her routine she includes training sessions where she 'runs' in a swimming pool using a float. (rtvslo.si, 27 Aug 2019)

US middle-distance runner Emma Coburn. (rtvslo.si, 27 Aug 2019)

"I have a recording of an American sports psychologist on my phone that I always listen to on competition day as part of my psychological preparation. It is a combination of meditation, positive self-talk and visualisation of the race. Then I fall asleep for about 20 minutes." She also wears her "lucky" pink laces when she competes. (marusamismas.si, 17 Jun 2020)

Philosophy:

"If you work really hard and you are kind, amazing things will happen." (Instagram profile, 02 Jul 2020)

She was named 2014 Young Sports Personality of the Year by the Association of Slovenian Sports Journalists [DSNS]. (atletska-zveza.si, 10 Dec 2014; rtvslo.si, 09 Dec 2014)

General Interest

General
DIET
She was a vegetarian for eight years, but later resumed eating meat. Her husband had first suggested that it may help her perform. "Both he and my coach advised me to start eating meat, as it would be good for my sports career, and I was finally convinced by Andraz Vehovar, a [Slovenian] former kayaker and Olympic silver medallist. He told me it was really a shame because I dedicated my life to be the best I could, but I did not eat meat, which had a negative effect on my athletics. I thought about it a lot and decided to give it a try. It wasn't hard for me, but I don't eat all kinds of meat. I eat meat when I am with my husband, but not when I eat alone." (siol.net, 17 Aug 2019)

FURTHER STUDIES
She has also studied for a master's degree in biochemistry. (aleteia.org, 18 Jul 2019; Facebook profile, 15 Jun 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/marusa.mismas
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/MarusaMismas23
https://instagram.com/missmasy23
https://twitter.com/missmasy23
Athlete Website: https://marusamismas.si

Legend

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

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