Can we just call her Christina? She is really more than just a pretty face who is mediocre at hurdles — she is good ... even if her last name is harder to pronounce than a Russian woman.
When she was still a junior, Christina Vukicevic won silver medals at the European and World Junior Championships. She also topped the European U-23 Championships in 2009 before making her major championship debut at the Osaka World Championship. The then 20-year Norwegian did not progress beyond qualifying, but clocked a then personal best of 13.07s.
The young Vukicevic had the makings of a championship performer, it seemed, as she shaved off two-hundredths of a second from her erstwhile lifetime best at the Beijing Olympics. Although she fared a little better at her heat (4th place), the Norwegian still did not progress to the next round.
A year later at the Berlin World Championships, Christina made it as far as the semifinals, where she clocked yet another personal best. At the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona, she missed out on a podium finish, as she finished in fourth place. The Norwegian record hurdler clocked a competitive 12.78s, four-hundredths of a second from her lifetime best of 12.74s.
Christina finally won her first major championship medal as a senior at the European Indoor Championships in Paris. She set a new Norwegian record of 7.83s in the 60m hurdles.
When she was still a junior, Christina Vukicevic won silver medals at the European and World Junior Championships. She also topped the European U-23 Championships in 2009 before making her major championship debut at the Osaka World Championship. The then 20-year Norwegian did not progress beyond qualifying, but clocked a then personal best of 13.07s.
The young Vukicevic had the makings of a championship performer, it seemed, as she shaved off two-hundredths of a second from her erstwhile lifetime best at the Beijing Olympics. Although she fared a little better at her heat (4th place), the Norwegian still did not progress to the next round.
A year later at the Berlin World Championships, Christina made it as far as the semifinals, where she clocked yet another personal best. At the 2010 European Championships in Barcelona, she missed out on a podium finish, as she finished in fourth place. The Norwegian record hurdler clocked a competitive 12.78s, four-hundredths of a second from her lifetime best of 12.74s.
Christina finally won her first major championship medal as a senior at the European Indoor Championships in Paris. She set a new Norwegian record of 7.83s in the 60m hurdles.
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