Blanka Vlašić
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Blanka Vlašić is a Croatian former track and field athlete who specialised in the high jump. She is a double world champion, an indoor world champion and twice Olympic medallist. Vlašić's personal bes
Vlašić in 2008
Vlašić quickly became Croatia's top female high jump athlete.
Vlašić receiving her gold medal at the Osaka World Championships
Vlašić preparing to jump at the 2009 World Championships
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last ten days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into
Blanka Vlašić
…form: she won at the 2007 World Championships, became the indoor world champion in 2008 and her winning streak came to an end with a narrow loss at the Beijing Olympics that year, where she took silver. She became World Champion for the second time in 2009. Her awards also including the IAAF World Athlete of the Year…
Beijing National Stadium where the athletics for 2008 Summer Olympics was held
The Beijing National Stadium on August 16, 2008, during the Olympics