Sanja Jovanović
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 Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
15 September 1986 Dubrovnik, Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | PK Jug Dubrovnik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 Short Course Swimming Championships, improving her record set on 15 December 2007.[1] She has a twin sister and two other sisters, and currently lives in suburb of Dubrovnik called Mokošica.
Olympic results
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| Event | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 |
| 100 m backstroke | 17th 1:02.47 |
22nd 1:01.30 |
36th 1:03.38 |
| 200 m backstroke | 13th 2:13.76 |
31st 2:15.57 |
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At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey she won the gold medal in 50 meters backstroke (28:48)
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Profile at Swim Rankings
- Dean Sinovčić (22 April 2008). "Sanja Jovanovic – World record holder grew up on cornmeal and water". Nacional. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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| Preceded by Li Hui Zhao Jing |
Women's 50 metres backstroke world record holder (short course) December 15, 2007 – November 6, 2009 December 12, 2009 – December 7, 2014 |
Succeeded by Marieke Guehrer Etiene Medeiros |
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