Sandra Perković

Who is Sandra Perković?

Sandra Perković is a Croatian discus thrower, reigning European, World and Olympic champion.

Perković's successful junior career culminated in winning gold at the 2009 European Junior Championships with a new national record. A month later, she made the final of the World Championships as the youngest discus thrower in the field.

In her first year of senior competition she won gold at the 2010 European Championships, becoming the youngest ever European champion in women's discus throw. A six-month doping suspension after testing positive for a banned psychostimulant kept her out of competition for most of the 2011 season, including the World Championships, but she returned in strong form in 2012 and successfully defended her title in the European Championships.

Perković is coached by Edis Elkasević. Her personal best and national record is 70.52 meters, set in May 2014 at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Shanghai.