About

Date of birth: 08.05.1991.

Birth place: Zagreb, Croatia

Place of residence: Vancouver, Canada

Weapon: foil

 

 

BIOGRAPHY

Sandra Ratešić was born on May 8, 1991 in Zagreb, Croatia . Her fencing career began at the age of eleven in Rapir Fencing Club.

Her great talent for this sport was recognized shortly after the start of her training by her coaches and at the very early age she began to compete internationally and achieve good results. Soon, she became a member of the Croatian National Team and started to compete in all major international tournaments worldwide, at the European championships and the World Cup. She participated in all the major fencing camps in Italy, Poland, Austria, Hungary and other countries.

In 2010, Sandra had a lead role in the Coca-Cola campaign , their commercial for the world market in the Italian language. She became one of the most famous faces of the Coca Cola project .

For the first time she became a Croatian state champion at the young age of fifteen.

In 2011, Sandra attended the world championship in Jordan on the Dead Sea, won the 17th place in the world and also achieved the best result in the history of Croatian fencing in the Woman’s Foil category.

That same year she signed a sponsorship with the Medialab Company and became their spokesperson and an inspiration for many young people in Croatia. With her story of success, perseverance and dedication, Sandra inspired many people. She wrote many articles for various magazines in Croatia about fencing, performed voluntary work for the Diabetics Society and also humanitarian work. In 2011 she became a member Inter Fencing Club and started working as a coach.

A year later, Sandra decided to immigrate to Canada. Her further development in that sport continued in Edmonton, and in 2013  she participated in the European Championships in Croatia. Again, she achived top results in her category. In 2015, Sandra moved to Vancouver where she continues her athletic and coaching career in one of the largest fencing clubs in Canada, Dynamo Fencing Club.