Zalina Marghieva

{{Short description|Moldovan hammer thrower (born 1988)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Zalina Marghieva

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| full_name = Zalina Soslanovna Marghieva

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|2|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Vladikavkaz, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

| height = {{height|m=1.70}}

| weight = {{convert|80|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| country = {{MDA}}

| sport = Athletics

| event = Hammer throw

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{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}

{{MedalGold| 2011 Shenzhen|Hammer throw}}

{{MedalBronze| 2013 Kazan|Hammer throw}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Athletics U23 Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2009 Kaunas | Hammer throw}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Cup Winter Throwing}}

{{MedalGold|2012 Split|Hammer throws}}

{{MedalGold|2013 Split|Hammer throws}}

| updated = 15 August 2016

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Zalina Marghieva ({{langx|ru|Залина Сослановна Маргиева}}; born 5 February 1988) is a female hammer thrower who competes for Moldova. Born in Russia, she is the sister of Marina Marghieva and Serghei 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 the gold medal.{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/moldova/zalina-marghieva-14290915 |title=Zalina MARGHIEVA |website=World Athletics}}

She threw a personal best of 71.56 metres in January 2009 in Chişinău to break the national record.{{Cite news |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=49209.html |title=71.56m national Hammer Throw record from Zalina Marghieva |last=Donets |first=Serghei |date=3 February 2009 |work=IAAF.org |access-date=4 February 2009}} She improved this further at the 2011 national winter throws meeting in Chişinău, winning the event with a mark of 72.74 m.Donets, Serghei (7 February 2011). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=59247.html Marghieva extends Moldovan Hammer Throw record to 72.74m]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.