Sandra Perković is the new
Eruopean Champion ! The young Croatian athlete won gold in discus throwing at the European Championship in Barcelona. Her winning throw of
64.67 this young athlete from Zagreb threw in the last, the sixth series at the Monjuic stadium and left the
Romanian Nicoleta Grasu on second and the
Polish Joanna Wisniewska in third place.
Sandra opened the competition with 62.98 m and after the first series of throws she held the second position behind Grasu who had 63.48 m. Until the final, last series of throws there were no changes in the ranking, but Perković found additional strength and her last throw made her achieve the best result of her career so far.
As the best European discus throw athelete Sandra Perković will represent Europe at the IAAF / VTB Bank Continental Cup Split 2010.