Sanja Jovanović (born 15 September 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 lives in suburb of Dubrovnik called Mokošica.
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| Nationality |  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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Olympic results
edit| 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)
World records
edit| Discipline | Time | Date and place | ||
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| backstroke | 50m | SC | 26.50 | 2007-12-15, Debrecen |
| backstroke | 50m | SC | 26.37 | 2008-04-13, Manchester |
| backstroke | 50m | SC | 26.23 | 2008-12-13, Rijeka |
| backstroke | 50m | SC | 25.70 | 2009-12-12, Istanbul |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sanja Jovanovic Sets World Record in 50 Back (15-12-2007) Archived 2007-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Official website
- Sanja Jovanović at Swimrankings.net
- Dean Sinovčić (22 April 2008). "Sanja Jovanovic – World record holder grew up on cornmeal and water". Nacional. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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