Ivana Španović is a Serbia

Serbia

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Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

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She finished seventh at the 2006 World Junior Championships

2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics

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, won the silver medal the 2007 World Youth Championships

2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics

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 and the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships

2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2008 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Bydgoszcz in Poland at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium between 8 and 13 July 2008....

. She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's long jump

-Qualifying round:Qualifying performance 6.75 or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.Q - Qualified by right / q - Qualified by result / NM - No Mark / NR - National Record / SB - Season Best / DQ - Disqualified-Final:...

 without reaching the final round.

In 2008

2008 in sports

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 Španović was selected for the best young athlete of Serbia.

Her personal best jump is 6.78 metres, achieved in June 2010 in Belgrade

Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

 during European Team Championships Second League

European Team Championships

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Outdoor

Event	Performance	Date	Location
Long jump	6.78 m	20 June 2010	Belgrade Belgrade Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

Indoor

Event	Performance	Date	Location
Long jump	6.53m	14 February 2007	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...