(Reuters) - Croatia's double high jump world champion and Olympic medallist Blanka Vlasic announced her retirement on Friday after a prolonged battle with injuries. Vlasic made her Olympic debut as a ...

(FILES) A picture taken on August 27, 2010 shows Croatia's Blanka Vlasic celebrating after jumping over 2m during the women's high jump competition at the Memorial Ivo Van Damme - Diamond League ...

MONACO (Reuters) - Kenyan 800 meters runner David Rudisha, who set 2010's only major world record, and world indoor high jump champion Blanka Vlasic of Croatia were named IAAF athletes of the year on ...

High-jump queen Blanka Vlasic retained her world crown on Thursday when she saw off arch-rival and local favourite Ariane Friedrich to win gold at the World Athletics Championships. High-jump queen ...

Croatia's two-time world champion and double Olympic medallist Blanka Vlasic announced on Friday she was retiring after struggling with ... Already a Barron's subscriber? Sign In ...

At the height of her success, high jumper Blanka Vlasic had to relearn how to leap. There was really no other choice for the 29-year-old Croatian. A fragment of a bone in her left ankle broke off and ...

At the height of her success, high jumper Blanka Vlasic had to relearn how to leap. There was really no other choice for the 29-year-old Croatian. A fragment of a bone in her left ankle broke off and ...

Former high jump world champion Blanka Vlasic said on her website Saturday that she will not participate in the London Games because of injury problems, Reuters reported. The 28-year old Croatian was ...

ZAGREB — Croatia’s double high jump world champion Blanka Vlasic said Thursday she was to return to competition after injury at next month’s Diamond League meeting in New York. “It will be like ...