Christina Vukicevic
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Christina Vukicevic (born 18 June 1987 in Lørenskog) is a Norwegian hurdler. She represents SKI IL.
Her gold medal in the 2003 European Youth Olympics Festival in Paris was her first international medal. She finished fifth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, and won a silver medal at the 2005 European Junior Championships in Kaunas.[1] At the 2006 World Junior Championships she took the silver medal with the time 13.34 seconds, a national junior record.[2] She became Norwegian champion in the years 2004-2006.[3]
She has later lowered her personal best time to 13.07 seconds, achieved at the 2007 IAAF World Championship in Osaka. On the 60 meter hurdles she has 8.03 seconds set on an international meeting in Dusseldorf 2008. Because of a knee injury she underwent operation the summer of 2005.[citation needed] She is coached by her father Petar Vukićević, who participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[4] Olympic champion in javelin throw Andreas Thorkildsen is her boyfriend.[5]
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Christina Vukicevic
- ^ Norwegian international athletes - V (Norwegian)
- ^ Norwegian junior athletics records
- ^ Norwegian championships in 100 metres hurdles (Norwegian)
- ^ Men 110m Hurdles Olympic Games Moscow 1980
- ^ Enerstvedt, Vidar. "Kjæresteparet tok kongepokalene", VG, 30 July 2006. Retrieved on 2007-04-19. (Norwegian)
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