Marija Šestak

Marija Šestak
Personal information
Born (1979-04-17) 17 April 1979
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountrySlovenia
SportAthletics
Event
Triple jump
Medal record
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
2007 Osaka Triple jump
World Indoor Championships
2008 Valencia Triple jump
European Indoor Championships
2009 Turin Triple jump
Representing  Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games
2001 Tunis Triple jump
European U23 Championships
2001 Amsterdam Triple jump
World Junior Championships
1998 Annecy Triple jump
European Junior Championships
1997 Ljubljana Triple jump

Marija Šestak (Serbian Cyrillic: Марија Шестак; born Martinović, Мартиновић) is a Serbian-born Slovenian triple jumper.

Marija Martinović was born on 17 April 1979 in Kragujevac (at the time SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia). She is married to Slovenian 400 metres runner Matija Šestak. 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. She also has 6.50 metres in the long jump.