Marija Vuković Explained

Marija Vuković
Nationality:Montenegrin
Birth Date:21 January 1992
Birth Place:Knin, Croatia
Height:1.94 m
Country:Montenegro
Sport:Athletics
Event:High jump

Marija Vuković (cnr|Марија Вуковић; born 21 January 1992) is a Montenegrin athlete specializing in the high jump. She won Montenegro's first ever European Athletics Championship medal with silver in the high jump at Munich 2022.[1]

As a 17-year-old Vuković was the 2009 European Junior Championship silver medallist. By winning the 2010 World Junior Championships, she became her country's first ever medallist in a global athletics competition.

Biography

Marija Vuković was born in Knin, the then-capital of unrecognized Republic of Serbian Krajina. In 1995 her family settled as refugees in Cetinje.[2]

She won the silver medal in high jump competition at the 2009 European Junior Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia, and gold at the 2010 World Junior Championships held in Moncton, Canada, which was the first medal won by a Montenegrin athlete in global competition.[3]

Vuković competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and finished ninth.

Her personal bests are: in the high jump (Smederevo 2021,), in the indoor high jump (Banská Bystrica 2022,), and in the triple jump (+1.0 m/s, Bar 2008,).

Competition record

2007World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic26th (q)1.65 m
Balkan U20 ChampionshipsKragujevac, Serbiabgcolor=silver2nd1.78 m
2008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland18th (q)1.78 m
2009Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsPiraeus, Greece3rd1.80 m i
Mediterranean GamesPescara, Italy5th1.75 m
World Youth ChampionshipsBrixen, Italy9th1.75 m
European Junior ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbiabgcolor=silver2nd1.89 m
2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canadabgcolor=gold1st1.91 m
European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain21st (q)1.87 m
2011Games of the Small States of EuropeSchaan, Liechtensteinbgcolor=gold1st1.86 m
European Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia8th1.81 m
World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea28th (q)1.80 m
2013Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey5th1.74 m i
Games of the Small States of EuropeLuxembourg, Luxembourgbgcolor=gold1st1.77 m
Balkan ChampionshipsStara Zagora, Bulgaria7th1.75 m
2015Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey3rd1.82 m i
European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic20th (q)1.77 m i
Games of the Small States of EuropeReykjavík, Icelandbgcolor=gold1st1.80 m
European GamesBaku, Azerbaijanbgcolor=gold1st1.86 m
UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea4th1.80 m
Balkan ChampionshipsPitești, Romania3rd1.87 m
2016Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkeybgcolor=silver2nd1.84 m i
Balkan ChampionshipsPitești, Romaniabgcolor=silver2nd1.88 m
European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands18th (q)1.85 m
2017Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbiabgcolor=silver2nd1.86 m i
European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia17th (q)1.86 m i
Games of the Small States of EuropeSerravalle, San Marinobgcolor=gold1st1.91 m
European Team Championships Third LeagueMarsa, Maltabgcolor=gold1st1.90 m
Balkan ChampionshipsNovi Pazar, Serbia3rd1.84 m
World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom21st (q)1.85 m
UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan4th1.88 m
2018Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkeybgcolor=silver2nd1.89 m i
Championships of the Small States of EuropeSchaan, Liechtensteinbgcolor=gold1st1.86 m
Balkan ChampionshipsStara Zagora, Bulgaria5th1.80 m
European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany18th (q)1.81 m
2019Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkeybgcolor=silver2nd1.92 m i
European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom13th (q)1.89 m i
Games of the Small States of EuropeBar, Montenegrobgcolor=gold1st1.86 m
European Team Championships Third LeagueSkopje, North Macedoniabgcolor=gold1st1.84 m
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar18th (q)1.85 m
2020Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkeybgcolor=silver2nd1.88 m i
Balkan ChampionshipsCluj-Napoca, Romania4th1.84 m
2021Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkeybgcolor=gold1st1.90 m i
European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland7th1.92 m i
Championships of the Small States of EuropeSerravalle, San Marinobgcolor=gold1st1.86 m
European Team Championships Third LeagueLimassol, Cyprusbgcolor=gold1st1.90 m
Balkan ChampionshipsSmederevo, Serbiabgcolor=gold1st
Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan9th 1.96 m
2022Balkan Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkeybgcolor=silver2nd1.90 m
World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia4th1.95 m i
Mediterranean GamesOran, Algeriabgcolor=gold1st1.92 m
World ChampionshipsEugene, OR, United States14th (q)1.90 m
European ChampionshipsMunich, Germanybgcolor=silver2nd1.95 m
2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey10th (q)1.87 m i
World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary25th (q)1.85 m
2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy–NM
Championships of the Small States of EuropeGibraltarbgcolor=silver2nd1.77 m

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 23 August 2022 . Auf Wiedersehen Munich! Hosts Germany's best championships this century . 27 September 2022 . .
  2. Web site: 2 July 2021 . Vuković otkrila težak životni i sportski put: Od suza zbog rata do olimpijskih suza radosnica . 27 September 2022 . Aktuelno . Bosnian.
  3. Web site: 25 July 2010 . Vukovic makes history as she takes Montenegro's first gold medal . 27 September 2022 . World Athletics.

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