Jasna Kolar-Merdan (born 19 October 1956 in

Mostar Mostar (, ; sr-Cyrl, Мостар, ) is a city and the administrative center of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina. Mostar is sit ...

) is a former Bosnian and Yugoslav

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player who competed in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

, in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

and in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. 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 World Handball Player of 1990 by the

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. In 1992 she was part of the Austrian team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. She played all four matches and scored 23 goals.

External links

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