Goran Raičević
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Goran Raičević (
long-distance runner. He won three Balkan Cross Country Championships for Yugoslavia in 1990, 1992, and 1994. His son Nikola Raičević took up athletics and trains with AK Partizan.[4]
Running career
Raičević won his first
, recording strong finishing places and results in both years.On April 20, 1996, he ran the Belgrade Half Marathon in 1:02:39,[5] although the course was short according to the Association of Road Racing Statisticians.[6] He ran his last marathon on October 4, 1998 at the Podgorica Marathon, where he ran a personal best of 2:15:28, only 12 seconds behind first place Petko Stefanov.[7]
Military service and death
Throughout the 1990s, in addition to
Yugoslav Army being mandatory for all able male citizens, unrest and eventually war took place in Kosovo as well as in the surrounding areas from 1997. Raičević was killed in action on May 6, 1999, by KLA insurgents in Medveđa.[1] He is buried in his birthplace, Strojinci. A statue and an annual memorial race are dedicated to Goran in Brus.[4]
Notes
- Serbia's Athletic Association as Serbian results.
References
- ^ a b Unknown. "The Latest News: Goran's Race for All Seasons".
- ^ "National Lists Top 20 - End 2017" (PDF). Athlestats. p. 21.
- ^ a b c Association of Road Racing Statisticians. "Runner profile: Goran Raicevic".
- ^ a b Unknown. "Никола Раичевић – очевим стопама (Nikola Raicevic - in his father's steps)". Archived from the original (via Wayback Machine) on 1 February 2014.
- ^ All-Athletics. "Profile of Goran RAICEVIC". Archived from the original (via Wayback Machine) on 3 March 2016.
- ^ [1] Association of Road Racing Statisticians: Belgrade Half Marathon. April 20, 1996.
- ^ [2] Association of Road Racing Statisticians: Podgoricki Marathon. October 4, 1998.
