Sandra Elkasević
Her personal best and national record is 71.41 metres, set in July 2017 at the Galà dei Castelli meeting in Bellinzona, Switzerland.She was ranked 5th in the 2008 junior world list with 55.89 m.[16] Elkasević suffered a very serious setback in early 2009, after doctors misdiagnosed her appendicitis.[1] Her appendix burst after three days, which caused a near-fatal sepsis that required two emergency surgeries and a lengthy recovery.[1] She lost 15 kilograms (33 lb) of body weight in the process and was initially not expected to return to full training before the end of the year.[18] A month later, she placed 9th at her first major senior competition, the World Championships in Athletics held in Berlin, as the youngest discus thrower in the field, including the qualifiers.[25] Her good form in 2010 culminated at the European Championships in Barcelona, where she won a gold medal in discus throw.Elkasević struggled in the qualification and was even close to elimination as she failed to make the qualifying norm of 60.00 m, placing only 10th out of 12 athletes to advance to the final.[28] Shortly after her victory at the Hanžeković Memorial in Zagreb on 1 September, Elkasević concluded the 2010 season by winning silver at the IAAF Continental Cup in Split.[32] In June 2011, it was announced that Elkasević had failed two doping tests conducted in the month before at the Diamond League meetings in Rome and Shanghai.[33][34] Elkasević stated that the positive results were due to Nox Pump, an American-made energy drink product she had been using without knowing it contained banned substances.[37] The suspension ran until 7 December, keeping Elkasević out of competition for the rest of the 2011 season, including the World Championships.Under pressure, she threw 67.62 m in the third round, which ultimately proved too good for Müller and the rest of the field, and gave Elkasević her second European title.Two weeks later, in the same Zurich stadium, Elkasević completed the 2014 Diamond League season with another win on the same day her original coach Ivan Ivančić died.[44] In 2016, Elkasević completed a perfect season winning all eleven competitions she entered, including the Olympic Games and European Championships.
2018 European Athletics ChampionshipsZagrebSR CroatiaSFR YugoslaviaEdis ElkasevićCroatiaAthleticsDiscus throwBellinzonaShot putRijekaOlympic Games2012 London2016 Rio de Janeiro2024 ParisWorld Championships2013 Moscow2017 London2015 Beijing2022 Eugene2019 DohaDiamond LeagueEuropean Championships2010 Barcelona2012 Helsinki2014 Zürich2016 Amsterdam2018 Berlin2022 Munich2024 RomeMediterranean Games2013 Mersin2018 TarragonaContinental Cup2010 Split2014 MarrakechWorld Junior Championships2008 BydgoszczEuropean Junior Championships2009 Novi Sad2007 HengeloWorld Youth Championships2007 OstravaEuropean Youth Olympic Festival2007 Belgradediscus thrower2016 RioEuropean2009 European Junior Championships2010 European Championshipspsychostimulant2012 European ChampionshipsGalà dei CastelliCroatian Parliament2015 general electionbasketballvolleyballIvan Ivančić2006 World Junior Championships2008 World Junior ChampionshipsappendicitissepsisNovi Sadplaced 9thWorld Championships in AthleticsSPIKESCroatian Olympic CommitteeDražen Petrović AwardHanžeković MemorialZoran MilanovićTihomir OreškovićLi YanfengEuropean Cup Winter Throwing2010 European Team ChampionshipsBarcelonaIAAF Diamond LeagueMemorial van DammeBrusselsYarelis BarriosIAAF Continental CupEuropean AthleticsEuropean Athletics Rising Star of the Yearevent in ShanghaimethylhexanamineWorld Anti-Doping Agencyenergy drinkCroatian Athletics FederationVaraždin2012 London Olympic2012 European Cup Winter ThrowingShanghai Golden Grand PrixPrefontaine Classic2012 Summer OlympicsNadine Müllerwon the gold medal2013 World Championship2014 European Championship2014 Diamond LeagueQatar Athletic Super Grand Prix2015 World ChampionshipsWorld Championships in London2019 World ChampionshipsYaime PérezDenia Caballero2020 Tokyo OlympicsEugeneStade Charléty2022 World Championships2022 European ChampionshipsEuropean Athletics ChampionshipsZürichWorld Championship in BudapestWorld Athletics ChampionshipsXiamenBeijing44.11 mOstravaHengeloBydgoszcz15.03 m54.24 mBerlin60.77 m64.67 mHelsinki67.62 m