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Vlasic had a disappointing end to 2008, loosing her long winning streak at the moment she least wanted to in Beijing to take the Olympic silver medal and then after winning the first six Golden League competitions she was beaten at the last attempt costing her a share of $1m in the process. Undeterred, the 1.92m tall reigning World Champion continued her unprecedented streak of 2m plus jumps with a 2.03m opening to her 2008 season in Rijeka to top the European lists for January. The 25-year-old, who is a model of consistency and has been over 2m in her last 40 competitions, will now look to win her first European Athletics Indoor title in Torino in March. The runners up in the women's poll was Spanish hurdler Josephine Onyia and Portuguese walker Vera Santos. The European Athlete of the Month initiative was launched in January 2007 and is designed to recognise outstanding performers at all levels of the sport in Europe. European Athletics will name a male and female winner each month and feature the athlete on the European Athletics website. Selections are based on votes by the public, the media and a panel of European Athletics experts with each counting for 33.3% of the final vote. | |||
