Sanja Jovanović

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

Sanja Jovanović
Kazan in 2015
Personal information
Nationality Croatia
Born (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986
Dubrovnik, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubPK Jug Dubrovnik
Medal record
World SC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Manchester 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Manchester 100 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2012 Debrecen 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Madrid 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Eindhoven 50 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2007 Debrecen 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rijeka 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rijeka 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2009 Istanbul 50 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2007 Debrecen 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2009 Istanbul 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chartres 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Netanya 50 m backstroke
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place Mersin 2013 50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place Tunis 2001 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place Almeria 2005 50 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place Tunis 2001100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place Almeria 2005100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place Pescara 2009 50 m backstroke

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		 —

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

World records
DisciplineTimeDate and place
backstroke50mSC26.502007-12-15, Debrecen
backstroke50mSC26.372008-04-13, Manchester
backstroke50mSC26.232008-12-13, Rijeka
backstroke50mSC25.702009-12-12, Istanbul

See also

References
  1. Sanja Jovanovic Sets World Record in 50 Back (15-12-2007) Archived 2007-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata
  • Sanja Jovanović at Swimrankings.net
  • Dean Sinovčić (22 April 2008). "Sanja Jovanovic – World record holder grew up on cornmeal and water". Nacional. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.


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