Diana Koleva

Diana Koleva
Diana Koleva
Personal information
Country	Bulgaria
Born	24 October 1959 (age 62); Sofia, 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 (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[]

BWF International Challenge/Series[]

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Greece International	Petya Nedelcheva		15–7, 15–7	Winner
2000	Croatian International	Neli Boteva	Felicity Gallup Joanne Muggeridge	6–15, 15–12, 5–15	Runner-up
1999	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Neli Boteva	Nicol Pitro	15–11, 14–17, 10–15	Runner-up
1999	Romanian International	Neli Boteva	Petya Nedelcheva	12–15, 15–12, 15–3	Winner
1999	Bulgarian International	Neli Boteva		13–15, 17–15, 15–0	Winner
1998	Israel International	Svetlana Zilberman	Diana Knekna	15–1, 15–2	Winner
1998	Cyprus International		Diana Knekna	15–3, 15–7	Winner
1998	Romanian International			15–3, 15–4	Winner
1998	French Open	Neli Boteva	Tsai Hui-min Chen Li-chin	6–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1996	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Neli Boteva	Tatiana Vattier	15–5, 15–4	Winner
1995	Bulgarian International	Neli Boteva	Silvia Albrecht Santi Wibowo	15–7, 15–5	Winner
1994	Czech International	Neli Boteva	Lone Sørensen Mette Sørensen	14–17, 11–15	Runner-up
1992	Malta International	Diana Knekna	Neli Boteva Emilia Dimitrova	15–10, 18–15	Winner
1990	Bulgarian International	Helene Kirkegaard	Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben	15–7, 15–3	Winner
1990	Malta International	Emilia Dimitrova	Monika Cassens	10–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1990	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Emilia Dimitrova	Monika Cassens	6–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1989	Bulgarian International	Vlada Chernyavskaya	Lin Yanfen	6–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1989	Malta International	Emilia Dimitrova		15–5, 15–4	Winner
1987	Bulgarian International	Diana Filipova	Monika Cassens		Runner-up

Mixed doubles

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

References[]

^ "Diana Koleva". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Бадминтон" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Bulgaria - Bulgarian Badminton Federation". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Annals of Badminton Europe: Some Chronological Notes of Outstandings Events". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

External links[]

Diana Koleva at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
Diana Koleva at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

[1] "Diana Koleva". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[2] "Бадминтон" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[3] "Bulgaria - Bulgarian Badminton Federation". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[4] "Annals of Badminton Europe: Some Chronological Notes of Outstandings Events". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

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