Draga Stamejčič

Draga Stamejčič

Draga Stamejčič at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1936-02-27)27 February 1936 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Died	August 2015
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hurdles, pentathlon
Club	AK Olimpija, Ljubljana
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	80 mH – 10.73 (1964) Pentathlon – 4790 (1964)

Draga Stamejčič (Slovene: Драга Стамејчић, 27 February 1937 – August 2015) was a Slovenian athlete who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics.^[1] In 1960 she was eliminated in the heats of the 80 m hurdles event. Two weeks before the 1964 Games she set a world record in the hurdles, but at the Olympics finished only seventh due to a knee injury. She also finished fifth in the pentathlon.^[2] The knee injury required an extensive operation and resulted in her retirement around mid-1960s. She married, gave birth to twins and devoted herself to the family. In 2012, she was inducted into the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame.^[3]

References

1. "First Slovenian Athlete to Set World Record Dies". The Slovenia Times. 16 August 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
2. Draga Stamejčič Archived 22 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
3. Draga Stamejčič Pokovec. sportdogaja.si