Ivana Brkljačić
Ivana Brkljačić (born January 25, 1983 in Villingen-Schwenningen ) is a Croatian hammer thrower .
biography
Ivana Brkljačić, who was born in southern Germany, moved shortly after her birth with her parents to their home town of Trnovac near Gospić , where she spent her childhood up to the age of 10. After moving to Zagreb , she began to play sports regularly, initially as a basketball player and runner. She has been training hammer throwing since 1993. In the same year she was able to achieve her first international success with a third place at the U18 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Since 2007 her personal best is 75.08 m. She trains at the Zagreb sports club AK Dinamo-Zrinjevac, she is the club's most successful athlete.
Results in international competitions
1999
- U18 World Championships in Bydgoszcz - 3rd (55.69 m)
2000
- Olympic Games in Sydney - 11 (63.20 m)
- Junior World Championships in Santiago de Chile - 1st (62.22 m)
2001
- Junior European Championship in Grosseto - 1st (64.18 m)
- World Championships in Edmonton - 8th (65.43 m)
2002
2003
- World Championships in Paris - 35th (60.06 m)
2004.
- Olympic Games in Athens - 13th (68.21 m)
2005
- European Winter Throwing Cup in Mersin - 1st (71.00 m)
- European Cup in Gävle - 1st (68.25 m)
- World Championships in Helsinki - 15th (65.63 m)
2006
- European Winter Throwing Cup in Tel Aviv - 4th (68.97 m)
- European Cup in Banská Bystrica - 2nd (66.52 m)
- EM in Gothenburg - 21st (63.31 m)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brkljačić, Ivana |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brkljacic, Ivana |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Croatian hammer thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Villingen-Schwenningen , Germany |