Blanka Vlasic
High Jumper
Croatian track and field star who specializes in the high jump. She is one of the most dominant athletes in the sport, winning multiple gold medals at events like the IAFF World Championships and World Athletics Final.
She first gained international attention at the World Junior Championships in 2000.
She won the Croatian Sportswoman of the Year award each year from 2007 to 2011.
Her father is the their decathlete Josko Vlasic.
She and skier Janica Kostelic are both multiple-time winnners of the Croatian Sportswoman of the Year award.