Ivona Dadic
Ivona Dadic (Croatian: Dadić; born 29 December 1993) is an Austrian track and field athlete of Bosnian Croat descent.[1] She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's heptathlon event.[2]
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| Nationality | Austrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 December 1993 Wels, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Heptathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and career
Ivona Dadic (Linz, 2016)
Ivona Dadić was born on 29 December 1993 in Wels, Austria to Nine and Danica Dadić, who are from Bugojno, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dadić was raised as a Roman Catholic.[3][4] At the age of nine she won her first competition. Her brother Ivan died in 2008 in car accident so she has a tattooed cross on her left hand with his name. In 2015 Dadić won a bronze medal at the 2015 European U23 Championships with 6033 points.[5] One year later she won a bronze medal at the 2016 Amsterdam with 6408 points.[6]
Dadić competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. She achieved three personal bests—in long jump, javelin, and the 800 meter—finishing 25th overall.[7]
Awards
- Večernjakova domovnica (Večernji list) - Best Sportswoman in Croatian diaspora[8]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 10th | Heptathlon | 5455 pts |
| 2012 | Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom | 25th | Heptathlon | 5935 pts |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 5th | Heptathlon | 5874 pts |
| 2015 | European U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 3rd | Heptathlon | 6033 pts (NR) |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 3rd | Heptathlon | 6408 pts (NR) |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 21st | Heptathlon | 6155 pts | |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | Pentathlon | 4767 pts (NR) |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 6th | Heptathlon | 6417 pts (NR) | |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd | Pentathlon | 4700 pts |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 4th | Heptathlon | 6552 pts | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | Pentathlon | 4702 pts |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | – | Heptathlon | DNF | |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 200 m: 23.69 (July 2017)
- 800 m: 2:10.67 (May 2012)
- 100 m hurdles: 13.83 (July 2016)
- High jump: 1.83 (July 2017)
- Long jump: 6.49 (June 2016)
- Shot put: 14.44 (July 2017)
- Javelin throw: 52.48 (September 2015)
- Heptathlon: 6408 (July 2016) NR
Indoor
- 800 m: 2:13.15 (February 2018)
- 60 m hurdles: 8.32 (March 2018)
- High jump: 1.87 (March 2017)
- Long jump: 6.41 (March 2017)
- Shot put: 14.27 (March 2018)
- Pentathlon: 4767 (March 2017) NR
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References
- "Ivona Dadic ist neue Integrations-Botschafterin der Stadt Wels". www.meinbezirk.at. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- "Women's Heptathlon". London2012.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- "IVONA DADIĆ: austrijska atletičarka hrvatskih korijena". Fenix magazin. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- "Olimpijka Ivona Dadić uživala na vjenčanju u Splitu". Fenix magazin. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- "Siebenkampf: U23-EM-Bronze und Rekord für Ivona Dadic". derStandard.at. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- "EM-Bronze für Siebenkämpferin Ivona Dadic". nachrichten.at. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ""Super Saturday" For the Youth Olympic Games and YOG Ambassadors". Olympic.org. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- "Najbolji sportaši su Duvnjak i Ivona Dadić, a pjevači Dado Kukić i Karolina Kovač". Večernji list. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
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