Marija Križ
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Yugoslavia |
| Born | 1906 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event(s) | discus throw |
Marija Križ (born 1906) was a Yugoslavian track and field athlete who was specialized in the discus throw.[1] She was a pioneer in women's sports in Yugoslavia being active during the 1920s. Križ was the national record holder in discus throw and represented Yugoslavia at internationaly.
Križ' best achievement was when she represented Yugoslavia at the 1926 Czechoslovakia–France–Yugoslavia women's athletics match in Prague on 2 July 1926. At this meeting she improved the Yugoslavian discus throw record with a distance of 29.91 meters.[2][1] She finished in the meeting behind Czechoslovak Štepánka Kucerová.[3]
Križ is named in the 2012 pulbished history of "Slovene Women in the Modern Era" by the National Museum of Contemporary History, and is seen as a prominent women's athlete in her era.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Marija Kriz". brinkster.net.
- ↑ "Damesathletiek te Praag". Het Handelsblad (in Dutch). 6 July 1926. p. 3 – via uurl.kbr.be.
- ↑ "Mlle Radideau egale un record du monde a Prague". La Nation Belge (in French). 5 July 1926. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
- ↑ Slovene Women in the Modern Era. Ljubljana: National Museum of Contemporary History. 2012. p. 80 – via issuu.com.
