Sanja Jovanović

Sanja Jovanović
Kazan in 2015
Personal information
Nationality Croatia
Born (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986
Dubrovnik, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubPK Jug Dubrovnik
Medal record
World SC Championships
2008 Manchester50 m backstroke
2008 Manchester100 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
2012 Debrecen50 m backstroke
2004 Madrid200 m backstroke
2008 Eindhoven50 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
2007 Debrecen50 m backstroke
2008 Rijeka50 m backstroke
2008 Rijeka100 m backstroke
2009 Istanbul50 m backstroke
2010 Eindhoven50 m backstroke
2007 Debrecen100 m backstroke
2009 Istanbul100 m backstroke
2012 Chartres50 m backstroke
2015 Netanya50 m backstroke
Mediterranean Games
Mersin 201350 m backstroke
Tunis 2001100 m backstroke
Almeria 200550 m butterfly
Tunis 2001100 m freestyle
Almeria 2005100 m backstroke
Pescara 200950 m backstroke

Sanja Jovanović (born 15 September 1986 in Dubrovnik) is a female backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who made her Olympic debut for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she competed in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke, where she finished in 17th and 13th position. On 13 April 2008 she broke the world record in 50 meters backstroke on European Short Course Swimming Championships, improving her record set on 15 December 2007. She has a twin sister and two other sisters, and lives in suburb of Dubrovnik called Mokošica.