Andrea Ivančević (born 21 August 1984) is a

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

athlete who specialises in the

100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is ...

. She has a best of 12.85 seconds for the event which is as well Croatian national record. She holds Croatian records in the indoor

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At indoor events, the 60 metres is run on lanes set out in the mi ...

and

60 metres hurdles 60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.65 seconds (Devynne Ch ...

. Ivančević has represented Croatia at the

European Athletics Championships The European Athletics Championships is a biennial (from 2010) athletics event organised by the European Athletic Association and is recognised as the elite continental outdoor athletics championships for Europe. Editions First held, for me ...

European Athletics Indoor Championships The European Athletics Indoor Championships is a biennial indoor track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skil ...

and the

IAAF World Indoor Championships The World Athletics Indoor Championships are a biennial indoor track and field competition served as the global championship for that version of the sport. Organised by the World Athletics, the competition was inaugurated as the ''World Indoor G ...

Career

Born in

Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...

, Ivančević took up

gymnastics Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring Balance (ability), balance, Strength training, strength, Flexibility (anatomy), flexibility, agility, Motor coordination, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movem ...

at an early age but switched to

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...

at the age of 15 after ten years of little success in her previous sport.Andrea Ivančević, ljepotica na tartanu: Najbrža sam Hrvatica
. 24Sata (2015-03-08). Retrieved on 2015-03-11. Focusing on

hurdling Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today ...

instead, she competed internationally as a youth and ran in the heats of both the 2001 World Youth and the

2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Kingston, Jamaica from July 16 to July 21, 2002. Men's results Women's results Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, ...

. She ran a Croatian junior record at the latter event. She gradually improved her personal bests in her first seasons as a senior athlete, having a best of 13.86 seconds for the 100 m hurdles in 2003, 13.64 in 2004, then 13.60 in 2005.Andrea Ivancevic Honours
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-11. She competed in the heats only of the

2005 European Athletics U23 Championships The 5th European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Erfurt, Germany, at Steigerwaldstadion between 14 and 17 July 2005. Complete results and medal winners were published. Men's Results Women's Medal table Participation According ...

and made her senior debut at the

2006 European Athletics Championships The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit". Gothenburg also hosted the 1995 World Champions ...

, again only competing in the heats. A personal best of 13.42 seconds came in 2006, but a further appearance at the

2007 Summer Universiade The 2007 Summer Universiade officially known as the XXIV Summer Universiade and commonly known as Bangkok Universiade, was an international multi-sport for university athletes that took place from 8 to 18 August 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand, with pr ...

saw her again fail to pass the heats. At the start of 2008 she ran a Croatian record of 7.32 seconds for the

flat indoors. She missed the 2009 and 2010 seasons, but helped set another national record in 2011: 45.14 for the 4×100 metres relay while at the

2011 European Team Championships The third European Team Championships took place on 18 and 19 June 2011. The Competition was divided between four divisions, with results determining promotion and relegation between them. The Super League event was held in Stockholm, at the Stock ...

. She also represented her country at the

2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, from 4 to 6 March 2011. 577 athletes representing 46 countries competed at the championships. Twenty-six track and field events we ...

, but did not qualify for the final. She was again inactive in 2012 and 2013. Her sole major outing of

2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the fifteenth edition of the international indoor track and field competition, organised by the IAAF. The event was held between 7–9 March 2014 at the Ergo Arena in Sopot, Poland. Prepar ...

brought her success in the form of two national record runs – first she ran 8.10, then 8.09 in the semi-finals. Ivančević ponovno rekordno, ali ostala bez finala
. ''Slobodna Dalmacija'' (2014-03-08). Retrieved on 2015-03-11. Ivančević broke new ground at the

2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from 5 to 8 March 2015 in the O2 Arena (Prague), O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. Bidding process Prague was chosen as the host of the Championships on the European Athletics council ...

. Having national record times of 8.02 seconds in the heats and 7.97 seconds in the semi-finals, she made her first continental final and ended up seventh overall.

Personal bests

– 12.85 (2018) NR *

– 7.29 (2015) *

– 7.91 (2016) *100meters - 11.30 (2015) NR

International competitions

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ivancevic, Andrea Living people 1984 births Croatian female hurdlers Athletes from Zagreb World Athletics Championships athletes for Croatia Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Croatia Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games gold medalists in athletics