Marija Šestak

Marija Šestak

Personal information
Born	April 17, 1979
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Slovenia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Triple jump
Medal record Competitor for  Yugoslavia European U23 Championships 2001 Amsterdam Triple jump Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis Triple jump World Junior Championships 1998 Annecy Triple jump European Junior Championships 1997 Ljubljana Triple jump Competitor for  Slovenia 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships 2008 Valencia Triple jump European Indoor Championships 2009 Turin Triple jump
Updated on 15 August 2012.

Marija Šestak (Serbian Cyrillic: Марија Шестак; born Martinović, Мартиновић on 17 April 1979 in Kragujevac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian triple jumper of Serbian descent. She was granted Slovenian citizenship on 13 July 2006.

Her personal best jump is 15.08 metres, achieved on 13 February 2008 in Athens. This is the current national record for Slovenia, beating the seven-year-old record of Anja Valant.^[1] Her 14.52 metres jump, achieved on 11 July 2006 in Lausanne, stands as the national record for Serbia.^[2] She also has 6.50 metres in the long jump.

She is married to Slovenian 400 metres runner Matija Šestak.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Yugoslavia /  Serbia and Montenegro
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	20th (q)	12.57 m (wind: +1.7 m/s)
1997	Mediterranean Games	Bari, Italy	7th	13.23 m
	European Junior Championships	Ljubljana, Slovenia	2nd	13.54 m
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	3rd	13.47 m (wind: +0.4 m/s)
1999	European U23 Championships	Göteborg, Sweden	8th	13.14 m (wind: +1.3m/s)
2001	European U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd	13.72 m (wind: 0.0m/s)
	Mediterranean Games	Radès, Tunisia	2nd	13.97 m (w)
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	6th	14.00 m
2003	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	8th	13.12 m
Representing  Slovenia
2006	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	5th	14.32 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	5th	14.72 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	3rd	14.68 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	6th	15.03 m (NR)
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	2nd	14.60 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	25th (q)	13.69 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	21st (q)	13.87 m
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	9th (q)	14.05 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	11th	13.98 m

References

• Marija Šestak profile at IAAF

1. Nikitardis, Michalis (4 June 2007). "Sestak’s 15.08m the biggest surprise of four world indoor season leads in "Athina 2008"". IAAF.org. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
2. National Records - top 30 countries in women's triple jump - The Athletics Site