Slobodan Popović
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Born | Inđija, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | 28 September 1962|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Crvena Zvezda | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Slobodan Popović (
middle distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres.[2] He represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics
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International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Yugoslavia | |||||
1983 | Mediterranean Games | Casablanca, Morocco
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4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.00 |
1985 | European Indoor Championships | Piraeus, Greece
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10th (h) | 800 m | 1:51.35 |
Universiade | Kobe, Japan
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13th (sf) | 400 m | 46.74 | |
6th | 800 m | 1:46.09 | |||
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, Germany
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19th (h) | 800 m | 1:48.68 |
7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.27 | |||
1987 | European Indoor Championships | Liévin, France
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16th (h) | 800 m | 1:52.51 |
World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States
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5th | 800 m | 1:48.07 | |
Universiade | Zagreb, Yugoslavia
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1st | 800 m | 1:46.13 | |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.95 | |||
World Championships | Rome, Italy
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7th | 800 m | 1:45.07 | |
10th (sf) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.30 | |||
1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary
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5th | 800 m | 1:50.02 |
Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea
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10th (sf) | 800 m | 1:45.11 | |
5th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.59 | |||
1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom
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7th (sf) | 800 m | 1:50.50 |
European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia
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5th | 800 m | 1:45.90 | |
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.46 | |||
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan
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12th (h) | 800 m | 1:46.89 |
Competing as Independent Olympic Athlete | |||||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain
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34th (h) | 800 m | 1:49.69 |
Representing FR Yugoslavia
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1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland
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14th (h) | 800 m | 1:48.85 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 400 metres – 46.49 (Sarajevo 1987)
- 800 metres – 1:44.75 (Linz 1988) NR
- 1000 metres – 2:18.88 (London 1989) NR
Indoor
- 400 metres – 47.14 (Budapest 1988)
- 800 metres – 1:46.44 (Turin 1988) NR
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Slobodan Popović". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Slobodan Popović at World Athletics