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Biography
Vera Begić (born March 17, 1982 in Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is Croatian athlete specialized in discus throwing discipline. Since Vera's mother Jadranka Antunović also was a successful athlete and member of the national team in the former Yugoslavia (long jump, pentathlon), Vera has been connected to athletics from the early childhood. At the age of 12 she decided to take the discus throwing for her preferred athletic discipline, and soon achieved very good results in the junior level of competition.
Vera broke the Croatian record for 21 times, ten of these in senior category, and she was champion of Croatia for twelve continuous years. Her personal best result of 61.52 m was scored in May 2009 (Bar, Montenegro).
Other activity
Vera has achieved the Master of Laws degree; she can communicate in fluent English and can also speak Russian, Hungarian and Italian.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Croatia | ||||
| 1998 | World Youth Games | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | 48.70 m |
| World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 12th | 46.34 m | |
| 1999 | World Youth Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th | 48.80 m |
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 5th | 52.28 m |
| 2001 | European Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 2nd | 55.02 m |
| Universiade | Beijing, China | 14th | 50.69 m | |
| Mediterranean Games | Radès, Tunisia | 5th | 52.18 m | |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | – | NM |
| 2003 | European U-23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 4th | 53.34 m |
| Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 11th | 52.22 m | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 29th (q) | 57.31 m |
| 2005 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Mersin, Turkey | 8th | 56.08 m |
| Mediterranean Games | Almería, Spain | 3rd | 56.53 m | |
| Universiade | Izmir, Turkey | 10th | 53.29 m | |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th | 55.61 m |
| 2007 | Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 4th | 55.26 m |
| 2008 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Split, Croatia | 5th | 57.98 m |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 22nd (q) | 58.50 m | |
| 2009 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Los Realejos, Spain | 3rd | 59.27 m |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 24th (q) | 58.25 m | |
| Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 4th | 59.30 m | |
| Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | 2nd | 60.29 m | |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 16th (q) | 55.04 m |