Darko Kralj

Darko Kralj
Personal information
Born (1971-06-06) 6 June 1971
Garešnica, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Sport
CountryCroatia
SportParalympic athletics
EventShot put
Coached byIvan Ivančić
Medal record
Representing  Croatia
Track and field
Paralympic Games
2008 BeijingShot put – F42
2012 LondonShot put – F42–44
IPC Athletics World Championships
2011 ChristchurchShot put – F42
IWAS World Games
2009 BangaloreShot put – F42
2011 SharjahShot put – F42

Darko Kralj (born 6 June 1971) is a Croatian Paralympic athlete competing mainly in shot put events. He lost his left leg in a missile attack in 1991.

At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, he won a gold medal in the men's F42 shot put event improving his world record with 14.43 metres. At the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Christchurch, Kralj won a silver medal.

The King, a Croatian-language film about Kralj's life directed by Dejan Aćimović, was released in 2012.