Blanka Vlasic

Blanka Vlašić (born November 8, 1983 in Split, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian high jumper and current world champion. Her personal best jump of 2.07 m (also a national record) was set on August 7, 2007. Only two other women (one indoor and one outdoor) have jumped higher than this. She jumped over 2 metre in 49 competitions, which ranks her third, behind Kajsa Bergqvist (52) and Stefka Kostadinova (197). She is known for striking a pose after she clears a height; she first did this in the IAAF World Championships in Osaka 2007. She is six feet and four inches (1.93 m) tall, taller than most male high jumpers.


As of 2007, Vlašić is the world's top-ranked high jumper, as well as being first in the overall rankings.

Vlašić used to be coached by her father Joško Vlašić, a former decathlete, whose personal best, set in 1984, still stands as the Croatian national record; the two are a rare example of father and daughter simultaneously holding athletics national records. She is currently coached by Bojan Marinović.


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