Tereza Marinova
- Born
- Sep 25, 1977 (49 years old)
- Birthplace
- Pleven, Bulgaria
- Events
- Triple Jump
- Height
- 1.73 m
- Weight
- 56 kg
Tereza Moncheva Marinova (Bulgarian: Тереза Мончева Маринова; born 5 September 1977 in Pleven) is a Bulgarian athlete who specialised in the triple jump. She was the gold medallist in that event at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a bronze medallist at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics and 1998 European Athletics Championships. She won triple jump titles at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships and 2002 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
She made her international debut in 1994 and retired in 2008. Her personal best in the triple jump of 15.20 m (49 ft 10+1⁄4 in), set during her Olympic win, is the Bulgarian national record. Marinova's winning jump of 14.62 m (47 ft 11+1⁄2 in) at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics remains the world under-20 record for the triple jump.
She also has a best of 6.53 m (21 ft 5 in) in the long jump, set indoors in 2002. At the Bulgarian Athletics Championships, she won three triple jump titles (1995, 1996, 2003) and one long jump title in 2000. She also won three triple jump titles at the Bulgarian Indoor Athletics Championships (1996, 1999, 2006), as well as the long jump title in 2000. Marinova won six Balkan championships indoors and outdoors.
As of Nov 1, 2026: Triple Jump 15.20 (#10 all-time), 2008 season best 13.69 (Jun 15, 2008, Sofia (BUL)) · Olympic Games: 1 gold · World Championships: 1 bronze · National record (Triple Jump) · 49 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| World Championships | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | TJ | 13.69 | +0.3 | Jun 15, 2008 | Sofia (BUL) |
| 2006 | LJ | 6.38 | -0.9 | Jun 10, 2006 | Bulgarian Championships |
| 2006 | TJ | 14.46 | – | Feb 25, 2006 | – |
| 2006 | TJ Indoor | 14.49 | – | Feb 22, 2006 | Peania Balkan Indoor Championships |
| 2004 | TJ Indoor | 14.43 | – | Feb 28, 2004 | Peania Balkan Indoor Championships |
| 2003 | TJ | 14.37 | +1.7 | May 31, 2003 | – |
| 2003 | TJ Indoor | 14.40 | – | Mar 4, 2003 | Athina Balkan Indoor Championships |
| 2002 | LJ Indoor | 6.53 | – | Feb 9, 2002 | Sofia (BUL) (i) |