Vera Begić

Vera Begić (born March 17, 1982 in Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is Croatian athlete specialized in discus throwing discipline. Since Vera's mother Jadranka Antunović also was a successful athlete and member of the national team in Yugoslavia (long jump, pentathlon), Vera has been connected to athletics from the early childhood. At the age of 12 she decided to take the discus throwing for her preferred athletic discipline, and soon achieved very good results in the junior level of competition.

Vera Begić

Vera Begić (2009)
Personal information
Born	(1982-03-17) March 17, 1982 Rijeka, Croatia (then part of Yugoslavia)
Residence	Rijeka, Croatia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Croatia
Club	Kvarner-Autotrans, Rijeka
Coached by	Petar Kurtović Sandor Varga (2005-2009)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	61.52 m (May 2009 Bar, Montenegro)
Medal record Representing  Croatia World Youth Games 1998 Moscow Discus throw Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara Discus throw European Winter Throwing Cup 2009 Los Realejos Discus throw Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería Discus throw European Junior Championships 2001 Grosseto Discus throw

Vera broke the Croatian record for 21 times, ten of these in senior category, and she was champion of Croatia for twelve continuous years. Her personal best result of 61.52 m was achieved in May 2009 (Bar, Montenegro).

Vera Begić Blečić caused a deadly accident on August 15, 2018, while driving under the influence of alcohol (1,9 blood alcohol level - BAC) and driving the wrong way on the highway for more than 9 km she struck one car but continued driving until hitting another car with a couple and 10y old child inside. After the accident she exited the car walked to the victim's car and even though she heard cries for help she just returned to her car and waited for the police. The father of the 10y I.S. died in this accident the mother and child were injured. In October 2019 she was sentenced to 4 years of prison (the maximum penalty for this is 15y).

Other activity

Vera has achieved the Master of Laws degree; she can communicate in fluent English and can also speak Russian, Hungarian and Italian.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Croatia
1998	World Youth Games	Moscow, Russia	2nd	48.70 m
	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	12th	46.34 m
1999	World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	4th	48.80 m
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	5th	52.28 m
2001	European Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	2nd	55.02 m
	Universiade	Beijing, China	14th (q)	50.69 m
	Mediterranean Games	Radès, Tunisia	5th	52.18 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	–	NM
2003	European U-23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	4th	53.34 m
	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	11th	52.22 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	29th (q)	57.31 m
2005	European Cup Winter Throwing	Mersin, Turkey	8th	56.08 m
	Mediterranean Games	Almería, Spain	3rd	56.53 m
	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	10th	53.29 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	14th	55.61 m
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	4th	55.26 m
2008	European Cup Winter Throwing	Split, Croatia	5th	57.98 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	22nd (q)	58.50 m
2009	European Cup Winter Throwing	Los Realejos, Spain	3rd	59.27 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	24th (q)	58.25 m
	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	4th	59.30 m
	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	2nd	60.29 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	16th (q)	55.04 m

External links

• Vera Begić at World Athletics