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Serbian Paralympic athlete (born 1995)

Saška Sokolov
Personal information
National teamSerbia
Born (1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 29)
Pirot, FR Yugoslavia
Sport
CountrySerbia
SportJavelin throw
Disability classF46
Medal record
Women's para athletics
Representing  Serbia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Paris Shot put F46
Silver medal – second place 2023 Paris 200 m T47
Silver medal – second place 2024 Kobe Javelin throw F46
Silver medal – second place 2024 Kobe 100 m T47
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Kobe 200 m T47

Saška Sokolov (born 15 May 1995) is a Serbian athlete who competed for her nation in the javelin throw at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Saška Sokolov was born in Pirot, Serbia, the daughter of football coach Sasha Sokolov. As a child, she began to participate in football, but as Pirot did not have a women's team, she switched to handball where she played for ŽRK Pirot. In 2013, she moved to Belgrade, where she attended the Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation. She had moved to the capital to study defectology. While there, she took up javelin throw, and became Junior European Champion within three months. She also won the gold medal in the shot put. Within a year, she had qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics with a personal best throw of 34.8 metres (114 ft).

While at the 2016 Games, she was one of the youngest competitors. Sokolov competed in the F46 class of the women's javelin throw where she finished in sixth place with a longest throw of 33.26 metres (109.1 ft). She afterwards spoke of her desire to win the event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

She competed at the 2018 European Championships, where she won a bronze medal.

References

  1. ^ "Athletics SOKOLOV Saska". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ Stojkovic, Aleksandra. "Saška Sokolov: Borac sa kopljem" (in Serbian). Sportifico. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. ^ Ćirić, Katarina (6 February 2017). "Saška Sokolov: Nikad ne odustajte!" (in Serbian). iSerbia. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. "Saška Sokolov prva u Evropi". City of Pirot. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  5. Rangelov, Miloš (14 September 2016). "RIO Saška Sokolov šesta u bacanju koplja!". Blic Sport (in Serbian). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. "Saska Sokolov - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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