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  • DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 01: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia uses a towel to shelter from the sun during the women's high jump qualification round during day six of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 1, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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    13th IAAF World Athletics Championships Daegu 2011 - Day Six

    DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 01: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia uses a towel to shelter from the sun during the women's high jump qualification round during day six of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 1, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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  • DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia competes in the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
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    13th IAAF World Athletics Championships Daegu 2011 - Day Eight

    DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia competes in the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
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  • DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia celebrates a clearance in the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
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    13th IAAF World Athletics Championships Daegu 2011 - Day Eight

    DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia celebrates a clearance in the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
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  • DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia reacts during the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)
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    13th IAAF World Athletics Championships Daegu 2011 - Day Eight

    DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia reacts during the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)
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  • DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia reacts during the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)
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    13th IAAF World Athletics Championships Daegu 2011 - Day Eight

    DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia reacts during the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)
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  • DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia reacts during the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)
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    13th IAAF World Athletics Championships Daegu 2011 - Day Eight

    DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia reacts during the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)
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  • DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Anna Chicherova of Russia and Blanka Vlasic (R) of Croatia celebrate following the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
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    13th IAAF World Athletics Championships Daegu 2011 - Day Eight

    DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Anna Chicherova of Russia and Blanka Vlasic (R) of Croatia celebrate following the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
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  • Blanka Vlasic reacts while competing in the high jumping event during the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting Athletissima, on June 30, 2011, at the Olympic stadium in Lausanne. AFP PHOTO / Sebastian Derungs (Photo credit should read SEBASTIAN DERUNGS/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Blanka Vlasic reacts while competing in the high jumping event during the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting Athletissima, on June 30, 2011, at the Olympic stadium in Lausanne. AFP PHOTO / Sebastian Derungs (Photo credit should read SEBASTIAN DERUNGS/AFP/Getty Images)

    Blanka Vlasic reacts while competing in the high jumping event during the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting Athletissima, on June 30, 2011, at the Olympic stadium in Lausanne. AFP PHOTO / Sebastian Derungs (Photo credit should read SEBASTIAN DERUNGS/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • Croatian High jump champion Blanka Vlasic competes during the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting Athletissima, on June 30, 2011, at the Olympic stadium in Lausanne. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Croatian High jump champion Blanka Vlasic competes during the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting Athletissima, on June 30, 2011, at the Olympic stadium in Lausanne. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)

    Croatian High jump champion Blanka Vlasic competes during the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting Athletissima, on June 30, 2011, at the Olympic stadium in Lausanne. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
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  • (FILES) A picture taken on August 27, 2010 shows Croatia's Blanka Vlasic celebrating after jumping over 2m during the women's high jump competition at the Memorial Ivo Van Damme - Diamond League athletics meeting in Brussels. 2008 Olympic silver medalist Blanka Vlasic picked up her fourth successive Croatian sportswoman of the year award on December 26, 2010. The 27-year-old two-time outdoors world champion high jumper - who won the European outdoor title and the world indoors crown - won in a vote of around 390 journalists. AFP PHOTO / BELGA =BELGIUM OUT== (Photo credit should read VIRGINIE LEFOUR-YORICK JANSENS-B/AFP/Getty Images)
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    (FILES) A picture taken on August 27, 20

    (FILES) A picture taken on August 27, 2010 shows Croatia's Blanka Vlasic celebrating after jumping over 2m during the women's high jump competition at the Memorial Ivo Van Damme - Diamond League athletics meeting in Brussels. 2008 Olympic silver medalist Blanka Vlasic picked up her fourth successive Croatian sportswoman of the year award on December 26, 2010. The 27-year-old two-time outdoors world champion high jumper - who won the European outdoor title and the world indoors crown - won in a vote of around 390 journalists. AFP PHOTO / BELGA =BELGIUM OUT== (Photo credit should read VIRGINIE LEFOUR-YORICK JANSENS-B/AFP/Getty Images)
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DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 01: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia uses a towel to shelter from the sun during the women's high jump qualification round during day six of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 1, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images)
DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia competes in the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia celebrates a clearance in the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia reacts during the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)
DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia reacts during the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)
DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Blanka Vlasic of Croatia reacts during the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)
DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - SEPTEMBER 03: Anna Chicherova of Russia and Blanka Vlasic (R) of Croatia celebrate following the women's high jump final during day eight of the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 3, 2011 in Daegu, South Korea. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
Blanka Vlasic reacts while competing in the high jumping event during the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting Athletissima, on June 30, 2011, at the Olympic stadium in Lausanne. AFP PHOTO / Sebastian Derungs (Photo credit should read SEBASTIAN DERUNGS/AFP/Getty Images)
Croatian High jump champion Blanka Vlasic competes during the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting Athletissima, on June 30, 2011, at the Olympic stadium in Lausanne. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)
(FILES) A picture taken on August 27, 2010 shows Croatia's Blanka Vlasic celebrating after jumping over 2m during the women's high jump competition at the Memorial Ivo Van Damme - Diamond League athletics meeting in Brussels. 2008 Olympic silver medalist Blanka Vlasic picked up her fourth successive Croatian sportswoman of the year award on December 26, 2010. The 27-year-old two-time outdoors world champion high jumper - who won the European outdoor title and the world indoors crown - won in a vote of around 390 journalists. AFP PHOTO / BELGA =BELGIUM OUT== (Photo credit should read VIRGINIE LEFOUR-YORICK JANSENS-B/AFP/Getty Images)

Former world high-jump champion Blanka Vlasic has been forced out of the London Olympics due to an ankle injury.