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Mirna Jukić
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Full name	Mirna Jukić
Nationality	Austria
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Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
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Women's swimming
Representing Austria
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Championships (SC)
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Mirna Jukić (born 9 April 1986) is an Austrian swimmer of Croatian origin who won a bronze medal in both short course and long course at the world championships in swimming. She is trained by her father, a former basketball player. She has had numerous European and World championship successes.

Jukić was born in Novi Sad (Serbia, then SFR Yugoslavia) and grew up in Vukovar, Croatia. In November 1991, the family moved to Zagreb, and her father started training her at Mladost in 1996. Her brother, Dinko Jukić, with whom she was trained early on, also became an international-level swimmer. In the autumn of 1999, the family moved to Vienna, Austria, and the same year Mirna became an Austrian citizen. Her brother became an Austrian citizen in 2000, while the parents remained Croatian citizens.^[3]

At the 2008 Olympics Jukić garnered a bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke (1:07.34); she also swam the 200 m breaststroke. At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships she won the bronze medal in the 200 meters breaststroke final with a time of 2:21.97.

In January 2010, Mirna Jukić was the host of the Croatian team in Graz for the 2010 European Men's Handball Championship.^[4]

She is currently dating professional tennis player Jürgen Melzer.

References

^ "Montreal 2005 Results". Retrieved 2007-06-09.
^ "2002 Short Course Worlds results". Retrieved 2007-07-24.
^ "Željko Jukić: 'Za plivačke treninge od moje Mirne u Zagrebu su tražili 16.000 kuna mjesečno'". Nacional (in Croatian). August 21, 2002. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
^ "Mirna Jukić: Naši su dečki zakon, ako treba radit ću za njih i 16 sati dnevno". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). January 18, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2010.

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Awards
Preceded by Stephanie Graf	Austrian Sportswoman of the year 2002	Succeeded by Michaela Dorfmeister
Preceded by Nicole Hosp	Austrian Sportswoman of the year 2008–2009	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] "Montreal 2005 Results". Retrieved 2007-06-09.

[2] "2002 Short Course Worlds results". Retrieved 2007-07-24.

[3] "Željko Jukić: 'Za plivačke treninge od moje Mirne u Zagrebu su tražili 16.000 kuna mjesečno'". Nacional (in Croatian). August 21, 2002. Retrieved January 25, 2010.

[4] "Mirna Jukić: Naši su dečki zakon, ako treba radit ću za njih i 16 sati dnevno". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). January 18, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2010.

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 In January 2010, Mirna Jukić was the host of the [[Croatia national handball team|Croatian team]] in [[Graz]] for the [[2010 European Men's Handball Championship]].<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = [[Jutarnji list]] | language = Croatian | url = http://www.jutarnji.hr/mirna-jukic--nasi-su-decki-zakon--ako-treba-radit-cu-za-njih-i-16-sati-dnevno/497438/ | title = Mirna Jukić: Naši su dečki zakon, ako treba radit ću za njih i 16 sati dnevno | date = January 18, 2010 | accessdate = January 25, 2010}}</ref>
+She is currently dating professional tennis player [[Jürgen Melzer]].
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