Ivona Dadic

{{short description|Austrian track and field athlete (born 1993)}}

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| nationality = Austrian

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| birth_place = Wels, Austria

| height = 1.79 m

| weight = 64 kg

| country = {{AUT}}

| sport = Athletics

| event = Heptathlon

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Ivona Dadic (born 29 December 1993) is an Austrian track and field athlete of Croatian descent.{{cite web|url=http://www.meinbezirk.at/wels/sport/ivona-dadic-ist-neue-integrations-botschafterin-der-stadt-wels-d585046.html|title=Ivona Dadic ist neue Integrations-Botschafterin der Stadt Wels|publisher=www.meinbezirk.at|accessdate=July 10, 2016}} She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's heptathlon event.{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/women-heptathlon/phase=atw700a00/index.html|title=Women's Heptathlon|publisher=London2012.com|accessdate=August 3, 2012|archive-date=December 9, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209213825/www.london2012.com/athletics/event/women-heptathlon/phase=atw700a00/index.html|url-status=dead}} At the 2020 Summer Olympics she finished 8th.{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1330992-dadic-ivona.htm|title = Athletics DADIC Ivona - Tokyo 2020 Olympics}}

Early life and career

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Ivona Dadić was born on 29 December 1993 in Wels, Austria to Nine and Danica Dadić, who are from Bugojno, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dadić was raised as a Roman Catholic.{{cite web|url=http://fenix-magazin.de/ivona-dadic-austrijska-atleticarka-hrvatskih-korijena/|title=IVONA DADIĆ: austrijska atletičarka hrvatskih korijena|date=15 December 2012|publisher=Fenix magazin|accessdate=July 10, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://fenix-magazin.de/olimpijka-ivona-dadic-uzivala-na-svadbi-u-splitu/|title=Olimpijka Ivona Dadić uživala na vjenčanju u Splitu|date=13 August 2013|publisher=Fenix magazin|accessdate=July 10, 2016}}

At the age of nine she won her first competition. Her brother Ivan died in 2008 in car accident so she has a tattooed cross on her left hand with his name. In 2015 Dadić won a bronze medal at the 2015 European U23 Championships with 6033 points.{{cite web|url=http://derstandard.at/2000018944319/U23-EM-Bronze-und-Rekord-fuer-Siebenkaempferin-Dadic|title=Siebenkampf: U23-EM-Bronze und Rekord für Ivona Dadic|publisher=derStandard.at|accessdate=July 10, 2016}} One year later she won a bronze medal at the 2016 Amsterdam with 6408 points.{{cite web|url=http://www.nachrichten.at/sport/mehr_sport/leichtathletik/EM-Bronze-fuer-Siebenkaempferin-Ivona-Dadic;art193238,2285349|title=EM-Bronze für Siebenkämpferin Ivona Dadic|publisher=nachrichten.at|accessdate=July 10, 2016}}

Dadić competed at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. She achieved three personal bests—in long jump, javelin, and the 800 meter—finishing 25th overall.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/-super-saturday-for-the-youth-olympic-games-athletes-and-yog-ambassadors-1|title="Super Saturday" For the Youth Olympic Games and YOG Ambassadors|publisher=Olympic.org|access-date=May 4, 2018}}

Awards

Večernjakova domovnica (Večernji list) - Best Sportswoman in Croatian diaspora{{cite web|url=http://www.vecernji.hr/hrvatska/najbolji-sportasi-su-duvnjak-i-ivona-dadic-a-pjevaci-dado-kukic-i-karolina-kovac-925677|title=Najbolji sportaši su Duvnjak i Ivona Dadić, a pjevači Dado Kukić i Karolina Kovač|publisher=Večernji list|accessdate=July 10, 2016}}

Competition record

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colspan="6"\|Representing {{AUT}}
2011 \|European Junior Championships \|Tallinn, Estonia \|10th \|Heptathlon \|5455 pts
2012 \|Summer Olympics \|London, United Kingdom \|25th \|Heptathlon \|5935 pts
2013 \|European U23 Championships \|Tampere, Finland \|5th \|Heptathlon \|5874 pts
2015 \|European U23 Championships \|Tallinn, Estonia \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|Heptathlon \|6033 pts (NR)
rowspan=2\|2016 \|European Championships \|Amsterdam, The Netherlands \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|Heptathlon \|6408 pts (NR)
Olympic Games \|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \|21st \|Heptathlon \|6155 pts
rowspan=2\|2017 \|European Indoor Championships \|Belgrade, Serbia \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Pentathlon \|4767 pts (NR)
World Championships \|London, United Kingdom \|6th \|Heptathlon \|6417 pts (NR)
rowspan=2\|2018 \|World Indoor Championships \|Birmingham, United Kingdom \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Pentathlon \|4700 pts
European Championships \|Berlin, Germany \|4th \|Heptathlon \|6552 pts
rowspan=2\|2019 \|European Indoor Championships \|Glasgow, United Kingdom \|4th \|Pentathlon \|4702 pts
World Championships \|Doha, Qatar \| – \|Heptathlon \|DNF
rowspan=2\|2021 \|European Indoor Championships \|Toruń, Poland \|4th \|Pentathlon \|4587 pts
Olympic Games \|Tokyo, Japan \|8th \|Heptathlon \|6403 pts
2022 \|European Championships \|Munich, Germany \| – \|Heptathlon \|DNF

colspan="6"|Representing {{AUT}}

2011

|European Junior Championships

|Tallinn, Estonia

|10th

|Heptathlon

|5455 pts

2012

|Summer Olympics

|London, United Kingdom

|25th

|Heptathlon