Perković

Sandra Perković (born in 1990) is a Croatian discus thrower. She is a two-time Olympic (2012 London, 2016 Rio) and world (2013, 2017) champion and a record six-time European champion (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) which no other female athlete achieved. She is also a six-time Diamond League winner, prevailing in 46 circuit's meetings. Perković opened the season in June with second place at the Diamond League competition in Paris (65.18 m). A week later she was third at the DL competition in Oslo (65.26 m). On July 2 she reached victory at the DL competition in Stockholm (64.49 m), her 46th in career. On the World Championship in Budapest, she qualified with third result and her season best (65.62 m). She improved her season best in the final (66.57 m), finishing fifth. This was her seventh appearance on the World Athletics Championships. She finished second at the DL event in Xiamen, with her season best (67.32 m). She improved her season best a week later at the Hanžeković Memorial in Zagreb (67.71 m), winning it for 11th time in her career.