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Marija Vučenović

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Marija Vučenović
Personal information
NationalitySerbian
Born (1993-04-03) 3 April 1993 (age 32)
Sremska Mitrovica
EducationUniversity of Florida[1]
Sport
CountrySerbia
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
College teamFlorida Gators
ClubAK Vojvodina
Achievements and titles
Personal best62.25 m (Split 2021)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Serbia
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tampere Javelin throw
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Barcelona Javelin throw

Marija Vučenović (Serbian Cyrillic:Марија Вученовић, born 3 April 1993[2]) is a Serbian athlete specialising in the javelin throw. She won bronze medals at the 2012 World Under-20 Championships and 2013 European U23 Championships.

Career

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As a junior, Vučenović won bronze at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona, throwing a personal best of 57.12 metres, over two metres further than her previous best.[3] The following year, Vučenović competed at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tampere, Finland, where she won another bronze medal in the javelin throw after throwing 54.53 metres.[4]

At the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, Vučenović reached the women's javelin final, where she finished 11th after recording a best mark of 55.23 metres.[5]

In May 2021 Vučenović recorded her personal best in the javelin, 62.25 metres set in Split.[6] In July 2021, the Olympic Committee of Serbia announced that Vučenović would be part of the Serbia delegation at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7] She failed to reach the final of the women's javelin throw after finishing ninth in her qualifying group and 20th overall.[8]

At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Vučenović threw the javelin 54.21 metres, which placed her 31st in the qualifying stage and was short of the qualifying distance of 61.50 metres needed to advance to the final.[9] Vučenović competed in the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, reaching the javelin final after making her season's best of 59.90 metres to place sixth in the heats.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Florida Gators bio". Florida Gators. n.d. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. ^ Marija Vučenović at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Mariji Vučenović svetska bronza". Politika (in Serbian). 12 July 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Бронза за Марију Вученовић". Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 14 July 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Marija Vučenović o nastupu u finalu prvenstva Evrope: Izgorela sam u želji, ali..." sportal.blic.rs (in Serbian). 12 August 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  6. ^ Kuzmanović, Ivan (21 May 2021). "Bacačica koplja Marija Vučenović posle ličnog rekorda ide po olimpijsku vizu". 021.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Dragana Tomašević i Marija Vučenović učestvuju na Igrama u Tokiju". Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 6 July 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Marija Vučenović daleko od finala u Tokiju". zurnal.rs (in Serbian). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Adriana Vilagoš i Marija Vučenović bez finala u bacanju koplja na SP". Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Dve prilike za nove medalje - Vilagoš i Vučenović u finalu bacanja koplja na EP (21.36, RTS2)". Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
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