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Ivana Španović

Ivana Španović
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Ivana Španović
Personal information
Nationality Serbian
Born (1990-05-10) 10 May 1990 (age 26)
Zrenjanin, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Sport
Country  Serbia
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

Outdoor: 7.10 m

Indoor: 7.07 m

Outdoor: 7.10 m

Ivana Španović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ивана Шпановић, [ǐʋana ʃpǎːnoʋit͡ɕ], born 10 May 1990) is a Serbian long jumper, reigning both European indoor champion and European outdoor champion. In 2013, she became the first Serbian track and field athlete to win a medal at the IAAF Outdoor World Championships. She is the Serbian record holder in the long jump, indoors and outdoors, and also she is the national indoor record holder in the 60 metres and in the pentathlon. Her coach is Goran Obradović - Čele and she is a member of the Athletic Club Vojvodina in Novi Sad.

Španović earned gold medals at the 2008 World Junior Championships and the 2009 Summer Universiade. She was selected as Serbia's Best Young Athlete of 2008. She also won silver medals at the 2007 World Youth Championships, the 2009 European Junior Championships and the 2011 European U23 Championships.

Španović participated in the qualifying round at the 2008 Olympic Games, and was a finalist at the 2012 Olympic Games.


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