Ivana Vuleta made history by becoming the first track and field athlete from Serbia to win a senior gold medal at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in 2018. Additionally, she is the current European champion and a three-time European indoor champion. At both the 2016 and 2015 European Championships, the long jumper took home the gold medal. Two-time world champion in long jump Ivana Spanović is a Serbian athlete.
Biography
Ivana Vuleta, born on May 10, 1990, is a Serbian long jumper. She was born to Vesna Spanović and Lubisa Spanović. Another Serbian professional athlete is Andrija Zivkovic. Spanovic grew up in a sporting environment as some of his relatives were active athletes.Ivana’s mother participated in athletic competitions.
From this, it can be assumed that Spanovic was inspired to do this activity by her mother. Furthermore, as she grew up with her brother Nemanja, Spanović is not just her parents’ child. She was selected as the best young sportsman of Serbia in 2008. She also won silver medals at the 2007 World Youth Championships, 2009 European Junior Championships and 2011 European U23 Championships.
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Height and Weight
Ivana is 5 feet 9 inches tall, which is her body height (176 cm). She weighs 65 kg (143 lb).Ivana is a slim, athletic person who follows a strict diet. Spanovic keeps her health in great shape thanks to her dedication to fitness and hard work.
Career
Considering her achievements and longevity, Ivana Spanović is considered one of the greatest female long jumpers of all time, with her indoor jump of 7.24 meters ranking third in the all-time record. Spanović won gold medals at the 2008 World Junior Championships and the 2009 Summer Universiade.
In 2013, he started at the European Indoor Championships when he finished fifth. At the World Outdoor Championships he achieved the best result of his career so far, a bronze medal with a new national record of 6.82m, an outdoor. In 2014, she won bronze medals at the World Indoor Championships and silver medals at the European Outdoor Championships and the IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakesh.
In 2015, she won her first gold medal as a senior athlete by becoming the European Indoor Champion with a new national record of 6.98m. With her final jump, Spanovich appeared to clear the 7.02 mark of the first-place finisher, Brittney Reese, and was anxiously awaiting the measurement but was only awarded a 6.91. The Serbian team appealed the slow motion showing that the indentation in the sand near the board was made by the flapping bib number behind it.
But an injury during qualifying forced him to abandon the final and defend his title. Mihambo (6.75) got her 6.84 in qualifying better than her gold medal-winning performance, so it was her best result in the competition. An Achilles tendon injury forced Spanovic to miss the rest of the season, including the 2018 Diamond.
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Net Worth
Ivana has been involved in the sport for a long time and has participated in numerous major events with significant prize money. According to certain websites she is worth at least $1 million.
Personal Life
Spanovic is a happily married woman who shares her home with Marko Vuleta. Before their relationship progressed, the married couple dated each other for some time. On September 20, 2021, they finally experienced the big event of their lives when they secretly got married. They help each other personally and professionally. On social media, we can notice Ivana posting pictures of her husband.
Conclusion
Spanovic who won the World Championships in 2024, is also the winner of two World Indoor Championships, three European Indoor Championships and four Diamond League trophies. Spanović won a medal in athletics at the 2013 World Championships, making history as the first track and field athlete from Serbia to do so.
