Sandra Perković

Sandra Perković

Sandra Perković in 2015
Personal information
Nationality	Croatian
Born	(1990-06-21) 21 June 1990 (age 26) Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Residence	Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb) (2012)
Sport
Country	Croatia
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Discus throw
Club	HAAK Mladost Dinamo Zrinjevac
Coached by	Edis Elkasević
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1st (2012, 2013, 2014)
Personal best(s)	Discus throw: 71.08 (2014, NR) Shot put outdoor: 16.40 (2011) Shot put indoor: 16.99 (2011)
Medal record Olympic Games 2012 London Discus throw 2016 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw World Championships 2013 Moscow Discus throw 2015 Beijing Discus throw European Championships 2010 Barcelona Discus throw 2012 Helsinki Discus throw 2014 Zürich Discus throw 2016 Amsterdam Discus throw Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin Discus Throw Continental Cup 2010 Split Discus throw 2014 Marrakech Discus throw World Junior Championships 2008 Bydgoszcz Discus throw European Junior Championships 2009 Novi Sad Discus throw 2007 Hengelo Discus throw World Youth Championships 2007 Ostrava Discus throw European Youth Olympic Festival 2007 Belgrade Discus throw

Milan Bandić 365 - The Party of Labour and Solidarity (2015-)

Sandra Perković (born 21 June 1990) is a Croatian discus thrower and politician. She is a two-time Olympic champion (2012, 2016), a four-time European champion (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016), and the 2013 World champion.

Perković culminated her successful junior career by winning gold at the 2009 European Junior Championships with a new national record. A month later, she made the final of the World Championships as the youngest discus thrower in the field.

In her first year of senior competition she won gold at the 2010 European Championships, becoming the youngest ever European champion in women's discus throw. A six-month doping suspension after testing positive for a banned psychostimulant kept her out of competition for most of the 2011 season, including the World Championships, but she returned in strong form in 2012 and successfully defended her title in the European Championships.

Perković is coached by Edis Elkasević. Her personal best and national record is 71.08 meters, set in August 2014 at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Letzigrund, Switzerland.