Sara Kolak

She won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Her personal best of 68.43 m, set in 2017, is the Croatian record. It also ranks her tenth on the overall list.

Sara Kolak

Kolak at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nationality	Croatian
Born	(1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 28) Ludbreg, Croatia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country	Croatia
Sport	Track and field
Event	Javelin throw
Coached by	Andreas Thorkildsen
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	NR 68.43 (2017)
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin throw European Championships 2016 Amsterdam Javelin throw European U23 Championships 2017 Bydgoszcz Javelin throw World Junior Championships 2014 Eugene Javelin throw European Junior Championships 2013 Rieti Javelin throw European Winter Throwing Cup 2017 Gran Canaria Javelin Throw 2016 Arad Javelin Throw 2014 Leiria Javelin Throw

Kolak won bronze medals at both the European and World Junior Championships. She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she won the gold medal, setting a new national record of 66.18 metres. She has since bested her own record, with a 68.43 m throw in 2017. She also won the 2017 European U23 Championship and placed fourth in the final at the 2017 World Championships in London.

Following the 2017 World Championships, Kolak struggled with an elbow injury. The Croatian Olympic Committee approved a $150,000 funding for her surgery, which was carried out in Minnesota, US. After the surgery, she underwent rehabilitation of the ligaments and returned to competition in the summer of 2019.

She has qualified to compete for Croatia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

•   Order of Danica Hrvatska with face of Franjo Bučar - 2016