Diana Koleva
Personal information
Full nameDiana Khristova Koleva-Tsvetanova
Country Bulgaria
Born (1959-10-24) 24 October 1959
Sofia, PR Bulgaria
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen'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

IBF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1986 Austrian International West Germany Birgit Schilling 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987 Bulgarian International East Germany Monika Cassens 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1989 Malta International Bulgaria Neli Boteva 11–3, 11–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1990 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Switzerland Bettina Villars 11–2, 12–9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990 Malta International West Germany Mira Sundari 7–11, 7–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 Lausanne International Netherlands Brenda Conijn 4–11, 11–7, 12–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1988 Austrian International West Germany Markus Keck Poland Jerzy Dołhan
Poland Bożena Haracz
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1989 Malta International Bulgaria Orlin Tzvetanov Bulgaria Vladimir Balun
Bulgaria Emilia Dimitrova
11–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990 Austrian International Soviet Union Nikolai Zuyev Denmark Christian Jakobsen
Denmark Marlene Thomsen
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990 Irish International Austria Kai Abraham West Germany Michael Keck
Soviet Union Irina Serova
10–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 Lausanne International Russia Pavel Uvarov England James Anderson
England Emma Constable
2–15, 16–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Bulgaria Svetoslav Stoyanov France Manuel Dubrulle
France Sandrine Lefèvre
15–10, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Romanian International Bulgaria Konstantin Dobrev Romania Florin Posteucă
Romania Adina Posteucă
15–11, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Cyprus International Bulgaria Konstantin Dobrev Israel Leon Pugach
Israel Rina Fridman
15–3, 10–15, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Israel International Bulgaria Luben Panov Israel Leon Pugach
Israel Rina Fridman
15–8, 10–15, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  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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