Jasna Šekarić (; born 17 December 1965) is a Serbian sport shooter. She is one of the most successful female shooters in ISSF history, having won a total of five Olympic medals: one gold, three silver, and one bronze. Šekarić has won three World Championship gold medals in the 10 m air pistol. in addition to five European Championship gold medals, she won in the 10 m air pistol and 25 m pistol. In 1992, Šekarić lost the Olympic gold medal to Marina Logvinenko despite having the same score. She is one of only six shooters (by 2012) to compete in at least seven Olympic Games.
Early life Šekarić was born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia – and grew up in Osijek, SR Croatia, then part of Yugoslavia – where she began to practice shooting. In the school competitions, Šekarić first competed with a rifle and achieved a decent place at the regional championships. She later began to use a pistol. In 1990, Šekarić moved to Belgrade, where she had a successful year in sports at a private level. She is divorced and has two children, Lea and Luka.
Career Šekarić was named the best sportswoman and shooter in the SFR Yugoslavia, Croatia, FR Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Serbia. In 1988 and 1994, she received a Golden Badge of the JSL Sport award for Yugoslavia's best athlete. Despite having never changed nationality, Šekarić has competed under four flags at her six Olympics. She competed for Yugoslavia at the 1988 Olympics. In 1992, since Yugoslavia was under UN sanctions, Šekarić – along with fifty other Serbians, Montenegrins, and Macedonians – competed as Independent Olympic Participants. Her next two Olympics were under the flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In 2004, she competed representing Serbia and Montenegro, which had the same flag as FR Yugoslavia, and she finally competed for Serbia in 2008.
Olympic results Event 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 25 meter pistol Bronze591+95 6th583+93 6th580+100.4 17th577 9th579 21st578 18th579 10 meter air pistol Gold389+100.5 Silver389+97.4 4th384+103.1 Silver388+98.5 Silver387+96.3 6th384+96.9
See also List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games List of flag bearers for Serbia at the Olympics 2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers
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