SerbiaBiography
World champion and Olympic medallist long jumper. Despite her continuing career, considered one of the greatest Serbian athletes ever by many. Born to Serbian parents Ljubisa and Vesna in Zrenjanin, several months before socialist Yugoslavia collapse. Grew up with sport with her ex-athlete mother. Since from her very young ages, she collected lots of medals and continued to progress. She was the protagonist of a dozen 'firsts' for her native country, Serbia, including senior World Championship and Olympics medals.
Most unforgettable scene in her career came in Belgrade 2017. Performed a stunning 7.24m jump (CR, NR) with the electric response of the partisan crowd while she crowned as European Indoor title. She improved Serbian long jump national record by almost one meter in twelve years (from 6.36 to 7.24).
She became second long jumper in Euro Indoor history to win three back-to-back titles after Heike Drechsler.
TRIVIA
♦ Set 30 national records long jump, 60m and pentathlon according to Wikipedia.
♦ She awarded to Order of Karageorge's Star, highest honour in Republic of Serbia. (2017)
♦ Clubs: AK Vojvodina, Novi Sad (current)
Opened a fitness center in Novi Sad.
♦ Her first coach was Jani Hajdu also coached her mom while ago. Worked him for 13 years in Zrenjanin. (World Athletics ITW, 23.05.2016)
♦ Her first sport was karate. Spent two years in tatami and had green belt degree. (World Athletics ITW, 23.05.2016)