Marija Radosavljević

Of Serbian ancestry, Marija Radosavljević had her first important international victory at the 1947 Balkan Athletics Championships, where she won the shot put for Yugoslavia. Her next stop was the 1948 London Olympics, where she placed seventh in that event, a feat that she would repeat at the 1952 edition. In-between she was sixth at the 1950 European Championships, in addition to competing in the javelin throw, where she was seventh. Her last major international tournament was the 1954 European Championships, where she was again sixth in the shot put. Domestically, she was the Yugoslav Sportswoman of the Year in 1952.

Personal Best: SP – 13.85 (1952).