Marija Šestak

Medal record

Marija Šestak
Women's Athletics
Competitor for  Yugoslavia
European U23 Championships
Silver 2001 Amsterdam Triple jump
Mediterranean Games
Silver 2001 Tunis Triple jump
World Junior Championships
Bronze 1998 Annecy Triple jump
European Junior Championships
Silver 1997 Ljubljana Triple jump
Competitor for  Slovenia
World indoor championships
Bronze 2008 Valencia Triple jump
European Indoor Championships
Silver 2009 Turin Triple jump

Marija Šestak (Марија Шестак) (born Martinović, Мартиновић) (born 17 April 1979 in Kragujevac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian triple jumper. She switched nationality from Serbia on 13 July 2006.

Her personal best jump is 15.08 metres, achieved on 13 February 2008 in Athens. This is the current national record for Slovenia, beating the seven-year-old record of Anja Valant.[1] Her 14.52 metres jump, achieved on 11 July 2006 in Lausanne, stands as the national record for Serbia.[2] She also has 6.50 metres in the long jump.

She is married to Slovenian 400 metres runner Matija Šestak.

Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
Representing  Yugoslavia /  Serbia and Montenegro
1997 European Junior Championships Ljubljana, Slovenia 2nd 13.54 m
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 3rd 13.47 m
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 13.72 m
Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 2nd 13.97 m (w)
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 6th 14.00 m
Representing  Slovenia
2006 World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 5th
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 5th 14.72 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 3rd 14.68 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 6th 15.03 m (NR)
2009 European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 2nd 14.60 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 25th (q) 13.69 m

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