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Kragujevac
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Marija Šestak (Serbian Cyrillic: Марија Шестак; born Martinović, Мартиновић on 17 April 1979 in Kragujevac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian triple jumper of Serbian descent. She was granted Slovenian citizenship on 13 July 2006.
Her personal best jump is 15.08 metres, achieved on 13 February 2008 in Athens. This is the current national record for Slovenia, beating the seven-year-old record of Anja Valant. Her 14.52 metres jump, achieved on 11 July 2006 in Lausanne, stands as the national record for Serbia. She also has 6.50 metres in the long jump.
She is married to Slovenian 400 metres runner Matija Šestak.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Yugoslavia /  Serbia and Montenegro | ||||
| 1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 20th (q) | 12.57 m (wind: +1.7 m/s) |
| 1997 | Mediterranean Games | Bari, Italy | 7th | 13.23 m |
| European Junior Championships | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 2nd | 13.54 m | |
| 1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 3rd | 13.47 m (wind: +0.4 m/s) |
| 1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8th | 13.14 m (wind: +1.3 m/s) |
| 2001 | European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | 13.72 m (wind: 0.0 m/s) |
| Mediterranean Games | Radès, Tunisia | 2nd | 13.97 m (w) | |
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 6th | 14.00 m |
| 2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 8th | 13.12 m |
Representing  Slovenia | ||||
| 2006 | World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | 14.32 m |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 5th | 14.72 m |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 3rd | 14.68 m |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 6th | 15.03 m (NR) | |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 2nd | 14.60 m |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 25th (q) | 13.69 m | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 21st (q) | 13.87 m |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 9th (q) | 14.05 m |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 11th | 13.98 m | |
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