Darko Kralj
Darko Kralj (born 6 June 1971) is a Croatian Paralympic athlete competing mainly in shot put events. He lost his left leg in a missile attack in 1991.
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| Born | 6 June 1971 Garešnica, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ivan Ivančić | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, he won a gold medal in the men's F42 shot put event improving his world record with 14.43 metres. At the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships held in Christchurch, Kralj won a silver medal.
The King, a Croatian-language film about Kralj's life directed by Dejan Aćimović, was released in 2012.
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