Blanka Vlašić is a Croatian former high jumper, born in Split on 8 November 1983, and the daughter of the Croatian decathlon record holder Joško Vlašić. She won the world junior title in 2000 and 2002, took world titles in 2007 and 2009 and the world indoor title in 2008, and is twice an Olympic medallist, including silver in Beijing in 2008. Her personal best of 2.08 metres is the Croatian record and among the best marks of all time. She was named World Athlete of the Year in 2010 and European Athlete of the Year in 2007 and 2010. A thyroid condition hindered her at the 2004 Athens Games.
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is a Croatian former track and field athlete who specialised in the high jump
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born 8 November 1983
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She is a double world champion, an indoor world champion and twice Olympic medallist
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The daughter of Croatian decathlon record holder
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is a Croatian former track and field athlete who specialised in the high jump
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is a Croatian former track and field athlete who specialised in the high jump
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where she took silver
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attended her first Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney
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