Further Personal Information |
| Residence |
Smolyan, BUL |
| Higher education |
Economics - National Sports Academy Vasil Levski: Sofia, BUL |
General Interest |
| Other information |
SUSPENSIONS
She was one of 11 Bulgarian weightlifters who tested positive for a banned substance in June 2008. The Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation subsequently withdrew the entire team of lifters from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing without waiting for the results confirming the tests. The federation claimed the positive tests could have come from consumption of tainted food. Maneva was given a four-year ban by the International Weightlifting Federation [IWF] and returned to competition in June 2012. She was then one of 11 Bulgarian weightlifters to test positive for stanozolol ahead of the 2015 European Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia. Despite it being the second time she had returned a positive test, she was given a reduced suspension of 18 months by the IWF because the athletes were able to show that supplements they had taken were contaminated. (reuters.com, 31 Aug 2015; allthingsgym.com, 17 Jun 2015; iwf.net, 09 May 2014; usatoday.com, 28 Jun 2008)
OCCUPATION
She has served as a councillor on the municipal council in Smolyan, Bulgaria. (gerb-smolyan.com, 2012) |
| Awards and honours |
She was named Athlete of the Year in 2012 and 2013 in the municipality of Smolyan, Bulgaria. (smolyandnes.com, 21 Dec 2013) |
Further Personal Information |
| Languages |
Bulgarian |
| Occupation |
Teacher |
General Interest |
| Injuries |
She underwent shoulder surgery in 2006 and missed six months. (marica.bg, 10 Aug 2016) |
| Most influential person in career |
Coach Kostadin Grozdanov. (marica.bg, 10 Aug 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
She began weightlifting at age 16. |
International Debut |
| Year |
2004 |
| Competing for |
Bulgaria |
| Location |
Spain |
London
Almaty
Wroclaw
Chiang Mai
Santo Domingo
Doha
Tel Aviv
Tirana
Lignano Sabbiadoro
Sofia
Trencín
Valencia