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Sandra Perković
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Key facts
- Nationality
- Croatian
- Born
- Sandra Perković , ( 1990-06-21 ) 21 June 1990 (age 35) , Zagreb , SR Croatia , SFR Yugoslavia
- Home town
- Zagreb, Croatia
- Height
- 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Weight
- 85 kg (187 lb)
- Spouse
- Edis Elkasević ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2023 )
- Country
- Croatia
- Sport
- Athletics
- Event
- Discus throw
- Club
- HAAK Mladost , Dinamo Zrinjevac
- Coached by
- Edis Elkasević
- Highest world ranking
- 1st (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)
- Personal bests
- Discus throw : 71.41 National record</span>"}]]}'>NR ( Bellinzona 2017) Shot put : 16.40 ( Split 2011) Indoors Shot put : 16.99 Indoors</span>"}]]}'>i ( Rijeka 2011)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sandra
- Family name
- Perković
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Croatia
- Place of birth
- Zagreb
- Spouse
- Edis Elkasević
- Political party
- Milan Bandić 365 - The Party of Labour and Solidarity
- Languages spoken
- Croatian
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- Croatia
- Mass
- 85
- Image
- Sandra Perković Doha 2015.jpg
- Height
- 183
- Residence
- Jarun
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- Commons category
- Sandra Perković
- date of birth
- 1990-06-21
- sports discipline competed in
- discus throw
- start of work period
- 2009-00-00
- name in native language
- Sandra Perković
- social media followers
- 4708
- P10632
- Sandra Perković
- married name
- Sandra Elkasević
- competition won
- 2024 European Athletics Championships – women's discus throw
- personal best
- 71.41
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Encyclopedic overview
Sandra Elkasević (née Perković; born 21 June 1990) is a Croatian discus thrower. She is a two-time Olympic (2012 London, 2016 Rio) and world (2013, 2017) champion and a record seven-time European champion (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024) which makes her the most decorated female discus thrower in history. She is also a seven-time Diamond League winner, prevailing in 46 circuit's meetings.
Elkasević culminated her successful junior career by winning gold at the 2009 European Junior Championships with a new national record. A month later, she made the final of the World Championships as the youngest discus thrower in the field.
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