Draga Stamejčič, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Draga Stamejčič

Slovene hurdler (1937-2015)

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1937

Place of Birth: Ljubljana, Ljubljana City Municipality, Slovenia

Date of Death: 16-Aug-2015

Profession: athletics competitor, hurdler

Nationality: Slovenia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Draga Stamejcic (Slovene: ????? ?????????, 27 February 1937 – August 2015) was a Slovenian athlete who competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics.
In 1960 she was eliminated in the heats of the 80 m hurdles event.
Two weeks before the 1964 Games she set a world record in the hurdles, but at the Olympics finished only seventh due to a knee injury.
She also finished fifth in the pentathlon.
The knee injury required an extensive operation and resulted in her retirement around mid-1960s.
She married, gave birth to twins and devoted herself to the family.
In 2012, she was inducted into the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame.