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Darko Kralj

Personal information
Born	(1971-06-06) 6 June 1971 (age 53) Garešnica, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Sport
Country	Croatia
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Event	Shot put
Coached by	Ivan Ivančić
Medal record Representing  Croatia Track and field Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Shot put – F42 2012 London Shot put – F42–44 IPC Athletics World Championships 2011 Christchurch Shot put – F42 IWAS World Games 2009 Bangalore Shot put – F42 2011 Sharjah Shot put – F42

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.

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.

References

1. ^ "Overcoming Adversity, Partly Through Athletics". New York Times. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
2. "Sjajan dan u Pekingu". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
3. "Na zlatni izazov djevojaka dečki odgovorili srebrom". Sportnet.hr (in Croatian). 25 January 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2012.

External links

• Darko Kralj at the International Paralympic Committee
• The King (2012), a documentary about Kralj directed Dejan Acimovic

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