Sandra Elkasević

Sandra Elkasević, born Sandra Perković, is a Croatian discus thrower and the most decorated female discus thrower in history. She is a two-time Olympic champion (London 2012 and Rio 2016), a two-time world champion (2013 and 2017) and a record seven-time European champion, and she has won the Diamond League seven times, prevailing in 46 meetings of the circuit. She became the youngest European champion in the women's discus in 2010. Her personal best and national record of 71.41 metres, set in 2017, was then the longest throw by a woman in 25 years. She served briefly in the Croatian Parliament after 2015.