Zalina Marghieva

Who is Zalina Marghieva?

Zalina Marghieva is a female hammer thrower from Moldova. She is the younger sister of Marina Marghiev, and is coached by her father Soslan.

As a junior she finished fifth at the 2005 World Youth Championships, fourth at the 2006 World Junior Championships and fifth at the 2007 European Junior Championships. She then competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. At the 2009 European U23 Championships she won gold medal.

She threw a personal best of 71.56 metres in January 2009 in Chişinău to break the national record. She improved this further at the 2011 national winter throws meeting in Chişinău, winning the event with a mark of 72.74 m.