Jasna Kolar-Merdan (born 19 October 1956 in Mostar) is a former Bosnian and Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 1980 she won the silver medal with the Yugoslav team. She played all five matches and scored nine goals. Four years later she won the gold medal as member of the Yugoslav team. She played all five matches and scored 48 goals. She was the top scorer of the tournament. She was voted IHF World Player of the Year, World Handball Player of 1990 by the International Handball Federation. In 1992 she was part of the Austrian team which finished fifth in the Handball at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Olympic tournament. She played all four matches and scored 23 goals.

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Jasna Kolar-Merdan at databaseOlympics.com
1956 births Living people Yugoslav female handball players Austrian female handball players Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Yugoslavia Olympic handball players for Austria Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Naturalised citizens of Austria Naturalised sports competitors Expatriate handball players Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria {{BosniaHerzegovina-handball-bio-stub