Mirna Jukić

Mirna Jukić

Personal information
Full name	Mirna Jukić
Nationality	Austria
Born	9 April 1986 (1986-04-09) (age 25) Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Breaststroke
Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for  Austria Olympic Games Bronze 2008 Beijing 100 m breaststroke World Championships Bronze 2005 Montreal[1] 200 m breaststroke Bronze 2009 Rome 200 m breaststroke World Championships (SC) Bronze 2002 Moscow[2] 200 m breaststroke European Championships (LC) Gold 2002 Berlin 200 m breaststroke Gold 2004 Madrid 200 m breaststroke Gold 2008 Eindhoven 100 m breaststroke Silver 2008 Eindhoven 200 m breaststroke Bronze 2004 Madrid 100 m breaststroke Bronze 2008 Eindhoven 50 m breaststroke European Championships (SC) Gold 2002 Riesa 200 m breaststroke Gold 2003 Dublin 200 m breaststroke Silver 2001 Antwerp 100 m breaststroke Silver 2001 Antwerp 200 m breaststroke Silver 2002 Riesa 100 m breaststroke Silver 2004 Vienna 100 m breaststroke Silver 2004 Vienna 200 m breaststroke Silver 2007 Debrecen 100 m breaststroke Silver 2007 Debrecen 200 m breaststroke Silver 2008 Rijeka 200 m breaststroke Bronze 2003 Dublin 100 m breaststroke Bronze 2008 Rijeka 100 m breaststroke

Mirna Jukić (born 9 April 1986) is an retired former Austrian swimmer of Croatian origin who won a bronze medal in both short course and long course at the world championships in swimming. She is trained by her father Željko Jukić, a former basketball player. She has had numerous European and World championship successes.

Jukić was born in Novi Sad (Serbia, then SFR Yugoslavia) and grew up in Vukovar, Croatia. In November 1991, the family moved to Zagreb, and her father started training her at Mladost in 1996. Her brother, Dinko Jukić, with whom she was trained early on, also became an international-level swimmer. In the autumn of 1999, the family moved to Vienna, Austria, and the same year Mirna became an Austrian citizen. Her brother became an Austrian citizen in 2000, while the parents remained Croatian citizens.^[3]

At the 2008 Olympics Jukić garnered a bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke (1:07.34); she also swam the 200 m breaststroke. At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships she won the bronze medal in the 200 meters breaststroke final with a time of 2:21.97.

In January 2010, Mirna Jukić was the host of the Croatian team in Graz for the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Montreal 2005 Results". Archived from the original on 2007-01-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070128064425/http://www.fina.org/events/WC/Montreal_2005/results/sw.php. Retrieved 2007-06-09. 
2. ^ "2002 Short Course Worlds results". http://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=meetDetail&meetId=8866485. Retrieved 2007-07-24. 
3. ^ "Željko Jukić: 'Za plivačke treninge od moje Mirne u Zagrebu su tražili 16.000 kuna mjesečno'" (in Croatian). Nacional. August 21, 2002. http://www.nacional.hr/clanak/13191/zeljko-jukic-za-plivacke-treninge-od-moje-mirne-u-zagrebu-su-trazili-16000-kuna-mjesecno. Retrieved January 25, 2010. 
4. ^ "Mirna Jukić: Naši su dečki zakon, ako treba radit ću za njih i 16 sati dnevno" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. January 18, 2010. http://www.jutarnji.hr/mirna-jukic--nasi-su-decki-zakon--ako-treba-radit-cu-za-njih-i-16-sati-dnevno/497438/. Retrieved January 25, 2010. 

External links

• (German) Official Homepage
• Mirna Jukić at SwimRankings.net
• Mirna Jukić Photo Gallery at The Race Club

Awards
Preceded by Stephanie Graf	Austrian Sportswoman of the year 2002	Succeeded by Michaela Dorfmeister
Preceded by Nicole Hosp	Austrian Sportswoman of the year 2008–2009	Succeeded by Andrea Fischbacher

Persondata
Name	Jukic, Mirna
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	9 April 1986
Place of birth	Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death
Place of death