Sandra Perković
Sandra Perković (2010)
Sandra Perković ( born June 21, 1990 in Zagreb) is a Croatian discus thrower. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she won the gold medal, 2013, it was the first time World Champion. In 2011 she was suspended for doping.
Biography
She was born in Zagreb, where he attended high school. She trains at Zagreb's Dinamo sports club AK - Zrinjevac, and keeps the Croatian record in the discus throw. Perković won the silver medal behind Julia Fischer at the World Junior Championships in 2007. Also at the Junior European Championships in the same year she finished second. The following year, she won the Junior World Championships bronze. In 2009 she became European Junior Champion and finished at the World Championships in ninth place. At the European Championships 2010 in Barcelona, she was the youngest finalist at 20 years and won with 64.67 m in the last attempt gold.
On June 4, 2011 Perković achieved in Varaždin (Croatia ) their personal best with a width of 69.99 m, so far no pitcher had thrown more in the world for twelve years. However, the end of June it was announced that Perković had been tested positive for the banned substance methylhexaneamine in doping controls in the previous month at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix and at the Golden Gala in Rome. They did not deny the findings, but rather knowingly taking the substance. She was detained for six months and canceling the best.
At the European Championships 2012 in Helsinki you could defend her title with 67.62 meters and won gold again. Shortly thereafter, she won at the Olympic Games in London with a personal best of 69.11 m gold.
In 2013, the discus competition for women was influenced by their dominance. At the World Championships 2013 in Moscow, she was having a width of 67.99 m World Champion. At the end came the five best casts of Perković, they also had to put up to 3 September not a single defeat.
On March 1, 2014, it threw in Split, Croatia, 70.51 m, which meant not only a personal best but also the furthest throw for 21 years.
International results
2007
- World Youth Championships in Ostrava - 2 ( 51.25 m)
- European Junior Championships in Hengelo - 2 ( 55.42 m)
2008
- World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz - 3 ( 54.24 m)
2009
- European Junior Championships in Novi Sad - 1 ( 62.44 m)
- World Championships in Berlin - 9 ( 60.77 m)
2010
- European Championships in Barcelona - 1 ( 64.67 m)
2012
- European Championships in Helsinki - 1 ( 67.62 m)
- Summer Olympic Games in London - 1 ( 69.11 m)