Maja Mihalinec Zidar

Maja Mihalinec Zidar (born 17 December 1989) is a Slovenian sprinter.^[5] She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, 2016 World Indoor Championships, 2016 Olympics and 2019 World Championships in Athletics.

Maja Mihalinec Zidar

Mihalinec at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Birth name	Maja Mihalinec
Born	(1989-12-17) 17 December 1989 (age 35) Mozirje, Slovenia[1]
Education	University of Ljubljana,[2] University of Nebraska Omaha[2]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)[3]
Sport
Sport	Athletics[2]
Event(s)	60 m, 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m
College team	Omaha Mavericks[1]
Club	AK Velenje[2]
Coached by	Srdjan Djordjevic[2]
Medal record Representing  Slovenia European Games 2019 Minsk 100 m[4]

Personal life

Mihalinec's mother Damijana is a volleyball coach and former player, and her younger sister Katja played volleyball internationally. Maja also started with volleyball, but her physical education teacher persuaded her to take up athletics. For some time she trained in both sports, but then chose running. Her partner Luka Zidar is a competitive high jumper.^[2]

Mihalinec studied social sciences at the University of Ljubljana and communications at the University of Nebraska Omaha. In 2015, she was named Female Athlete of the Year by the Athletic Federation of Slovenia.^[2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Slovenia
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	28th (h)	100 m	12.03
			18th (sf)	200 m	24.62 (w)
	European Youth Olympic Festival	Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy	6th (B)	100 m	12.31 (w)
			5th	4 × 100 m	47.59
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	43rd (h)	100 m	12.08
			–	200 m	DQ
			16th (h)	4 × 100 m	46.09
2007	European Junior Championships	Hengelo, Netherlands	12th (sf)	100 m	11.89
			11th (h)	4 × 100 m	46.23
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	17th (sf)	100 m	11.81
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	25th (h)	100 m	11.52
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	16th (sf)	60 m	7.29
	World Championships	Beijing, China	32nd (h)	100 m	11.42
			19th (sf)	200 m	23.04
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	20th (sf)	60 m	7.34
	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	15th (sf)	100 m	11.55
			10th (sf)	200 m	23.17
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	48th (h)	200 m	23.38
2019	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	6th	60 m	7.21
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	25th (h)	100 m	11.32
			12th (sf)	200 m	22.81
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	5th	60 m	7.26
	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	44th (h)	100 m	11.54
			35th (h)	200 m	23.62
2025	European Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	25th (h)	60 m	7.27
	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China	32nd (h)	60 m	7.40

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.27 (+1.1 m/s, Padova 2019)
• 200 metres – 22.78 (+0.7 m/s, Doha 2019)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.21 (Glasgow 2019)
• 200 metres – 23.47 (Vienna 2015)