The bad weather almost claimed an Olympic champion. Sandra Perkovic had two fouls in wet andslippery conditions and was one discus throw away from being eliminated. In drier conditions, shecame through with an automatic qualifying measure for the final. Denia Caballero, the worldchampion from Cub
Date: Aug 15, 2016
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European Championships: GB's golden group can get even better
While there were several outstanding individual performances - Sandra Perkovic producing the longest discus throw in the world since 1992, heptathlete Dafne Schippers experimenting with sprints and running the fastest 200m by a European woman in 19 years, Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk winning hammer gol
Date: Aug 17, 2014
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Usain Bolt Wins 100 Meters at World Athletics Championships
Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia won the womens 10,000-metertitle for the third time and Sandra Perkovic of Croatia won thewomens discus. Aleksandr Ivanov of Russia won the mens 20-kilometer walk.
Date: Aug 11, 2013
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Tyson Gay runs 9.79 at Athletissima meet, wins in season's 2nd fastest 100 meters
Olympic discus champion Sandra Perkovic extended her own 2013 mark with a throw of 226-3. A surprise winner in the womens 200 was Mariya Ryemyen of Ukraine, surging late past a strong American entry and finishing in 22.61 seconds.
Gold was also awarded in women's discus to Sandra Perkovic of Croatia in the women's discus, with Perkovic beating Russia's Darya Pishchalnikova with a throw of 69.11 meters. Li Yanfeng won bronze with a toss of 67.22 meters, claiming China's first Olympic discus medal.