Vera Begić

Vera Begić

Vera Begić (2009)
Personal information
Born	(1982-03-17) March 17, 1982 (age 35) Rijeka, Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
Residence	Rijeka, Croatia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Croatia
Club	Kvarner-Autotrans, Rijeka
Coached by	Petar Kurtović Sandor Varga (2005-2009)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	61.52 m (May 2009 Bar, Montenegro)
Medal record Representing  Croatia World Youth Games 1998 Moscow Discus throw Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara Discus throw European Winter Throwing Cup 2009 Los Realejos Discus throw Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería Discus throw European Junior Championships 2001 Grosseto Discus throw

Vera Begić (born March 17, 1982 in Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is Croatian athlete specialized in discus throwing discipline. Since Vera's mother Jadranka Antunović also was a successful athlete and member of the national team in the former Yugoslavia (long jump, pentathlon), Vera has been connected to athletics from the early childhood. At the age of 12 she decided to take the discus throwing for her preferred athletic discipline, and soon achieved very good results in the junior level of competition.

Vera broke the Croatian record for 21 times, ten of these in senior category, and she was champion of Croatia for twelve continuous years. Her personal best result of 61.52 m was scored in May 2009 (Bar, Montenegro).

Vera has achieved the Master of Laws degree; she can communicate in fluent English and can also speak Russian, Hungarian and Italian.