Saška Sokolov (born 15 May 1995) is a Serbian athlete who competed for her nation in the javelin throw at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]
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| National team | Serbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1995[1] Pirot, FR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Serbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | F46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editSaška Sokolov was born in Pirot, Serbia, the daughter of football coach Sasha Sokolov. As a child, she began to participate in football, but as Pirot did not have a women's team, she switched to handball where she played for ŽRK Pirot. In 2013, she moved to Belgrade, where she attended the Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation.[2] She had moved to the capital to study defectology.[3] While there, she took up javelin throw, and became Junior European Champion within three months.[2] She also won the gold medal in the shot put.[4] Within a year, she had qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics with a personal best throw of 34.8 metres (114 ft).[2]
While at the 2016 Games, she was one of the youngest competitors.[2] Sokolov competed in the F46 class of the women's javelin throw where she finished in sixth place with a longest throw of 33.26 metres (109.1 ft).[5] She afterwards spoke of her desire to win the event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3]
She competed at the 2018 European Championships, where she won a bronze medal.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Athletics SOKOLOV Saska". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d Stojkovic, Aleksandra. "Saška Sokolov: Borac sa kopljem" (in Serbian). Sportifico. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ a b Ćirić, Katarina (6 February 2017). "Saška Sokolov: Nikad ne odustajte!" (in Serbian). iSerbia. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Saška Sokolov prva u Evropi". City of Pirot. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Rangelov, Miloš (14 September 2016). "RIO Saška Sokolov šesta u bacanju koplja!". Blic Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Saska Sokolov - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 September 2021.