Jovan Lazarević ( sr, Јован Лазаревић, born 3 May 1952) is a retired

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter who represented

SFR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...

. He won the bronze medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships, the gold medal at the

1983 Mediterranean Games The IX Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 1983), commonly known as the 1983 Mediterranean Games, were the 9th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Casablanca, Morocco, from 3 to 17 September 1983, ...

and the silver medal at the

1987 Mediterranean Games The X Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 1987), commonly known as the 1987 Mediterranean Games, were the 10th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Latakia, Syria, from 11 to 25 September 1987, wher ...

. and finished sixth at the 1984 European Indoor Championships. He became Balkan champion in 1981. He became Yugoslav shot put champion in 1982, 1983, 1987 and 1988. His personal best throw was 20.54 metres, achieved in July 1990 in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

.World men's all-time best shot put
(last updated 2001) His former coach was Nikola Tomasović.

References

1952 births Living people Serbian male shot putters Yugoslav male shot putters Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina People from Travnik {{Yugoslavia-athletics-bio-stub