Sanja Jovanović
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Medal record | |||
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Competitor for Croatia | |||
Women's Swimming | |||
World Championships (SC) | |||
Gold | 2008 Manchester | 50 m Backstroke | |
Bronze | 2008 Manchester | 100 m Backstroke | |
European Championships (LC) | |||
Bronze | 2004 Madrid | 200 m Backstroke | |
Bronze | 2008 Eindhoven | 50 m Backstroke | |
European Championships (SC) | |||
Gold | 2007 Debrecen | 50 m Backstroke | |
Silver | 2007 Debrecen | 100 m Backstroke |
Sanja Jovanović (born September 15, 1986 in Dubrovnik) is a female backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who made her Olympic debut for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she competed in the 100 m and 200 m Backstroke, where she finished in 17th and 13th position. On 13 April 2008 she broke the world record in 50 meters backstroke on European SC Championships, improving her record set on 15 December 2007.[1] She has a twin sister and two other sisters she currently lives in suburb of Dubrovnik called Mokošica.
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- Short profile on Croatian Olympic Committee
- Swim Rankings profile
- Sanja Jovanovic – World record holder grew up on cornmeal and water (English) (Nacional interview, April 2008)