Ksenija Predikaka

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Ksenija Predikaka
Personal information
Born (1970-03-11) 11 March 1970 (age 53)
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb) (1996)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event Long jump
ClubAD Mass

Ksenija Predikaka (born 11 March 1970, in Ljubljana) is a retired Slovenian athlete who specialised in the long jump. [2] She represented her country at the 1996 Summer Olympics as well as two indoor and one outdoor World Championships.

Her personal bests in the event are 6.64 metres outdoors (+1.4 m/s, Ljubljana 1996) and 6.49 metres indoors (Ljubljana 1995).

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
1993 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 19th (q)Triple jump 12.60 m
Mediterranean Games Narbonne, France 2ndLong jump 6.51 m (w)
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 20th (q)Long jump 5.97 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 29th (q)Long jump 6.30 m
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 18th (q)Long jump 6.11 m
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 21nd (q)Long jump 6.37 m
1997 Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 6thLong jump 6.06 m

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