Diana Koleva

Diana Koleva
Diana Koleva
Personal information
Full name	Diana Khristova Koleva-Tsvetanova
Country	Bulgaria
Born	24 October 1959 (age 64); Sofia, PR Bulgaria
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Women's singles & doubles
	BWF profile

Diana Khristova Koleva-Tsvetanova (née Koleva, Bulgarian: Диана Колева; born 24 October 1959) is a former Bulgarian badminton player. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics in 1992 Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta, and 2000 Sydney.^[1]^[2] Koleva won sixteen times the National Championships title from 1985 to 2003.^[3] She also won the women's singles title at the 1988/89 season of European Circuit.^[4]

Achievements[edit]

IBF International Challenge/Series[edit]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Austrian International	Birgit Schilling		Winner
1987	Bulgarian International	Monika Cassens		Runner-up
1989	Malta International	Neli Boteva	11–3, 11–2	Winner
1990	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Bettina Villars	11–2, 12–9	Runner-up
1990	Malta International	Mira Sundari	7–11, 7–11	Runner-up
1994	Lausanne International	Brenda Conijn	4–11, 11–7, 12–10	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Bulgarian International	Diana Filipova	Monika Cassens Petra Michalowsky		Runner-up
1989	Malta International	Emilia Dimitrova	Andrea Roschinsky S. Rotermund	15–5, 15–4	Winner
1989	Bulgarian International	Vlada Chernyavskaya	Lin Yanfen Zhang Wanling	6–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1990	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Emilia Dimitrova	Monika Cassens Petra Michalowsky	6–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1990	Malta International	Emilia Dimitrova	Monika Cassens Petra Michalowsky	10–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1990	Bulgarian International	Helene Kirkegaard	Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben	15–7, 15–3	Winner
1992	Malta International	Diana Knekna	Neli Boteva Emilia Dimitrova	15–10, 18–15	Winner
1994	Czech International	Neli Boteva	Lone Sørensen Mette Sørensen	14–17, 11–15	Runner-up
1995	Bulgarian International	Neli Boteva	Silvia Albrecht Santi Wibowo	15–7, 15–5	Winner
1996	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Neli Boteva	Sandrine Lefèvre Tatiana Vattier	15–5, 15–4	Winner
1998	French Open	Neli Boteva	Tsai Hui-min Chen Li-chin	6–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1998	Romanian International	Raina Tzvetkova	Carmen Blanaru Alina Pitu	15–3, 15–4	Winner
1998	Cyprus International	Raina Tzvetkova	Elena Iasonos Diana Knekna	15–3, 15–7	Winner
1998	Israel International	Svetlana Zilberman	Elena Iasonos Diana Knekna	15–1, 15–2	Winner
1999	Bulgarian International	Neli Boteva	Natalja Esipenko Natalia Golovkina	13–15, 17–15, 15–0	Winner
1999	Romanian International	Neli Boteva	Petya Nedelcheva Raina Tzvetkova	12–15, 15–12, 15–3	Winner
1999	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Neli Boteva	Nicol Pitro Anika Sietz	15–11, 14–17, 10–15	Runner-up
2000	Croatian International	Neli Boteva	Felicity Gallup Joanne Muggeridge	6–15, 15–12, 5–15	Runner-up
2000	Greece International	Petya Nedelcheva	Maya Ivanova Dobrinka Smilianova	15–7, 15–7	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Austrian International	Markus Keck	Jerzy Dołhan Bożena Haracz		Runner-up
1989	Malta International	Orlin Tzvetanov	Vladimir Balun Emilia Dimitrova	11–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1990	Austrian International	Nikolai Zuyev	Christian Jakobsen Marlene Thomsen		Runner-up
1990	Irish International	Kai Abraham	Michael Keck Irina Serova	10–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1994	Lausanne International	Pavel Uvarov	James Anderson Emma Constable	2–15, 16–17	Runner-up
1996	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Svetoslav Stoyanov	Manuel Dubrulle Sandrine Lefèvre	15–10, 15–3	Winner
1998	Romanian International	Konstantin Dobrev	Florin Posteucă Adina Posteucă	15–11, 15–2	Winner
1998	Cyprus International	Konstantin Dobrev	Leon Pugach Rina Fridman	15–3, 10–15, 15–3	Winner
1999	Israel International	Luben Panov	Leon Pugach Rina Fridman	15–8, 10–15, 15–5	Winner

References[edit]

^ "Diana Koleva". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Бадминтон" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Bulgaria - Bulgarian Badminton Federation". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Annals of Badminton Europe: Some Chronological Notes of Outstandings Events". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

External links[edit]

Diana Koleva at BWFbadminton.com
Diana Koleva at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
Diana Koleva at Olympedia
Diana Koleva at Olympics.com

[1] "Diana Koleva". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[2] "Бадминтон" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[3] "Bulgaria - Bulgarian Badminton Federation". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[4] "Annals of Badminton Europe: Some Chronological Notes of Outstandings Events". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

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