Sanja Jovanović

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Sanja Jovanović
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Kazan 2015
Personal information
Nationality  Croatia
Born (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986 (age 37)
Dubrovnik, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
Club PK Jug Dubrovnik

Sanja Jovanović (born September 15, 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 currently lives in suburb of Dubrovnik called Mokošica.

Olympic results

Olympic results
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
N/A

At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey she won the gold medal in 50 meters backstroke (28:48)

See also

References

External links

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Records
Preceded by Women's 50 metres backstroke
world record holder (short course)

December 15, 2007 – November 6, 2009
December 12, 2009 – December 7, 2014
Succeeded by
Marieke Guehrer
Etiene Medeiros

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