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Born | April 17, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 15 August 2012. |
Marija Šestak (Serbian Cyrillic: Марија Шестак; born Martinović, Мартиновић on 17 April 1979 in Kragujevac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian triple jumper of Serbian descent. She was granted Slovenian citizenship on 13 July 2006.
Her personal best jump is 15.08 metres, achieved on 13 February 2008 in Athens. This is the current national record for Slovenia, beating the seven-year-old record of Anja Valant. Her 14.52 metres jump, achieved on 11 July 2006 in Lausanne, stands as the national record for Serbia. She also has 6.50 metres in the long jump.
She is married to Slovenian 400 metres runner Matija Šestak.