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Born: 8 November 1983 · Age: 42
Blanka Vlašić is 42 years old as of October 2026. She was born on 8 November 1983.
Croatian high jumper who won world titles in 2007 and 2009 and Olympic medals in 2008 and 2016
Did you know?She was named after Casablanca, where her father competed.
Blanka Vlašić was one of the greatest high jumpers of her era. Tall and expressive, she celebrated her clearances with dances on the mat. She dominated the event around 2007 to 2010. Her jump of 2.08 metres is among the best ever. Injuries disrupted her later career, but she returned to win an Olympic bronze in 2016. She is a national icon in Croatia. Her father Joško Vlašić was a decathlete who also coached her.
Blanka Vlašić (Croatian pronunciation:; born 8 November 1983) is a Croatian former track and field athlete who specialised in the high jump. She is a double world champion, an indoor world champion and twice Olympic medallist.
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Croatian high jumper, born 1983
Blanka Vlašić was born in Split on 8 November 1983.
She was born in Split, Croatia.
She won the world championship in 2007 and 2009.
She won Olympic silver in 2008 and bronze in 2016.
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