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The best of Austrian track and field star Ivona Dadic in images

The talented track and field athlete had been winning competitions before she turned 10, a dynamic rise that has since included medals at the World Indoor Championships as well as the European Championships. Dadic's career hit the grandest international stage, too, with the heptathlete representing Team Austria at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, and the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

The talented track and field athlete had been winning competitions before she turned 10, a dynamic rise that has since included medals at the World Indoor Championships as well as the European Championships.

Dadic’s career hit the grandest international stage, too, with the heptathlete representing Team Austria at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, and the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 04: Ivona Dadic of Team Austria reacts after the Women's Heptathlon 200m on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 04, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

Austria's Ivona Dadic competes in the women's Heptathlon Shot Put during the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, southern Germany on August 17, 2022.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 04: Ivona Dadic of Austria gets ready to compete in the high jump of the Women's heptathlon during the Athletics event on Day 12 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 04, 2021 Tokyo, Japan.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 10: Ivona Dadic of Austria competes in the Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw during day four of the 24th European Athletics Championships at Olympiastadion on August 10, 2018 in Berlin, Germany.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Ivona Dadic of Austria in action during the Women's Pentathlon shot put on day one of the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships at Emirates Arena on March 1, 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 05: Ivona Dadic of Austria in the long jump of the womens heptathlon during the Athletics event on Day 13 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 05, 2021 Tokyo, Japan

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

Austria's Ivona Dadic competes in the 100m hurdles of the women's heptathlon athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London on August 5, 2017.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

Ivona Dadic of Austria competes during the women's long jump event of the ladies heptathlon on May 27, 2012 in Goetzis, some 640 kilometers west of Vienna.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 03: Ivona Dadic of Austria looks on ahead of the Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles Heats on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 3, 2012 in London, England.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Ivona Dadic of Austria competes in the Women's Heptathlon 800m on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 4, 2012 in London, England.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

Austria's Ivona Dadic competes in the women's heptathlon shot put at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 3, 2012 in London.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

TALLINN, ESTONIA - JULY 09: Ivona Dadic of Austria competes in the Heptathlon 200m during day one of the European Athletics U23 Championships at Kadriorg Stadium on July 9, 2015 in Tallinn, Estonia.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

TALLINN, ESTONIA - JULY 10: Ivona Dadic of Austria competes in the Heptathlon Javelin Throw on day two of the European Athletics U23 Championships at Kadriorg Stadium on July 9, 2015 in Tallinn, Estonia.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

Austria's Ivona Dadic reacts after winning the bronze medal in the Women's heptathlon during the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, on July 9, 2016.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

Austria's Ivona Dadic competes in the Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 13, 2016.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 12: Ivona Dadic of Austria competes in the Women's Heptathlon High Jump on Day 7 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 12, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

Austria's Ivona Dadic competes in the Women's Heptathlon Shot Put during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

BELGRADE, SERBIA - MARCH 03: Ivona Dadic of Austria competes in the Women's Pentathlon High Jump on day one of the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships at the Kombank Arena on March 3, 2017 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

Austria's Ivona Dadic competes in the women's pentathlon shot put at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade on March 3, 2017.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

BELGRADE, SERBIA - MARCH 03: Ivona Dadic of Austria competes in the Women's Pentathlon Long Jump on day one of the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships at the Kombank Arena on March 3, 2017 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

BELGRADE, SERBIA - MARCH 03: Ivona Dadic of Austria celebrates winning the silver medal in the Women's Pentathlon on day one of the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships at the Kombank Arena on March 3, 2017 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

Austria's Ivona Dadic competes in the women's pentathlon long jump at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade on March 3, 2017.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

(L-R) Portugal's Lecabela Quaresma, Austria's Ivona Dadic and Cuba's Yorgelis Rodriguez compete in the women's 60m hurdles pentathlon event at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Arena in Birmingham on March 2, 2018.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

Austria's Ivona Dadic competes in the women's high jump pentathlon event at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Arena in Birmingham on March 2, 2018.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - MARCH 02: Ivona Dadic of Austria celebrates in the High Jump Womens Pentathlon during the IAAF World Indoor Championships on Day Two at Arena Birmingham on March 2, 2018 in Birmingham, England.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

Austria's Ivona Dadic competes in the women's shot put pentathlon event at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Arena in Birmingham on March 2, 2018.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

Austria's Ivona Dadic competes in the women's long jump pentathlon event at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Arena in Birmingham on March 2, 2018.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

Austria's Ivona Dadic competes in the women's Shot Put Heptathlon event during the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin on August 9, 2018.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Ivona Dadic of Austria in action during the Women's Pentathlon high jump on day one of the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships at Emirates Arena on March 1, 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Ivona Dadic of Austria in action during the Women's Pentathlon shot put on day one of the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships at Emirates Arena on March 1, 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

MUNICH, GERMANY - AUGUST 17: Ivona Dadic of Austria reacts after competing in the Women's Heptathlon 200m Heat 1 during the Athletics competition on day 7 of the European Championships Munich 2022 at Olympiapark on August 17, 2022 in Munich, Germany.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

Austria's Ivona Dadic competes in the women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles during the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, southern Germany on August 17, 2022.

Austrian heptathlete Ivona Dadic

MUNICH, GERMANY - AUGUST 17: Ivona Dadic of Austria competes in the Women's Heptathlon 200m Heat 1 during the Athletics competition on day 7 of the European Championships Munich 2022 at Olympiapark on August 17, 2022 in Munich, Germany.

This article originally appeared on The List Wire: Ivona Dadic, the great Austrian track and field star, in images

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