Đurđica Orepić

Đurđica Orepić rođena je na otoku Rabu 30. svibnja 1964. Živi u Poreču i radi kao privatna poduzetnica od 1988. Majka je troje djece, kćeri Maksin i Petre te sina Damjana, i baka dviju unučica, Kim Amber i Kai Olivije. Nikada se nije aktivno bavila sportom do svoje 47. godine, kada je počela trčati iz oklade. Nakon prvog maratona u dvije godine istrčala je deset maratona i sedamnaest polumaratona po cijelom svijetu. Triatlon je počela trenirati 2014. i u ovih deset godina popela se na postolje najboljih diljem planeta. O njoj je 2016. snimljen dokumentarni film Ironwoman u produkciji HRT-a. Godinu 2021. završila je kao najbolje rangirana natjecateljica na svijetu u svojoj dobnoj kategoriji 55 – 59 (AWA – All World Rankings Ironman), u konku

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