Marija Šestak (; 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.
Achievements Representing / 1996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia20th (q)12.57 m (+1.7 m/s)1997Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy7th13.23 mEuropean Junior Championships Ljubljana, Slovenia 2nd13.54 mUniversiade Catania, Italy (q)13.15 m1998World Junior Championships Annecy, France 3rd13.47 m (+0.4 m/s)1999European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden8th13.14 m (+1.3 m/s)2001European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd13.72 m (0.0 m/s)Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 2nd13.97 m (w)2002European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria6th14.00 m2003Universiade Daegu, South Korea8th13.12 mRepresenting 2006World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany5th14.32 m2007World Championships Osaka, Japan 3rd14.72 m2008World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 2nd14.68 mOlympic Games Beijing, China4th15.03 m (NR)2009European Indoor Championships Turin, Italy 2nd14.60 mWorld Championships Berlin, Germany25th (q)13.69 m2011World Championships Daegu, South Korea21st (q)13.87 m2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey9th (q)14.05 mOlympic Games London, United Kingdom11th13.98 m
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