Darko Kralj (born 6 June 1971) is a

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competing mainly in shot put events. He lost his left leg in a missile attack in 1991. At the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was f ...

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, he won a gold medal in the men's F42 shot put event improving his

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with 14.43 metres. At the

2011 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Ove1000 athlet ...

held in

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, Kralj won a silver medal. ''The King'', a Croatian-language film about Kralj's life directed by

Dejan Aćimović Dejan Aćimović (born 20 May 1963) is a Bosnian-Croatian actor and film director. He was born in Čapljina, SFR Yugoslavia, now Bosnia and Herzegovina. As an actor, his work included principal and supporting roles in numerous films, both wi ...

, was released in 2012.

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''The King''
(2012), a documentary about Kralj directed Dejan Acimovic 1971 births Living people People from Garešnica Paralympic athletes of Croatia Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Croatia Paralympic silver medalists for Croatia Croatian amputees World record holders in Paralympic athletics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Sport in Bjelovar-Bilogora County Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Croatian male shot putters 21st-century Croatian people {{Paralympic-medalist-stub