Novica Čanović (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Новица Чановић; 29 November 1961 – 3 July 1993) was a Serbian

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er who represented

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during his active career.

Biography

Čanović was born in

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in today's

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. He finished fifteenth at the 1983 European Indoor Championships and won the gold 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 ...

. He also competed at the 1984 Olympic Games without reaching the final. Čanović became Yugoslavian high jump champion in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1987, rivalling with

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, Hrvoje Fižuleto and Sašo Apostolovski. He also became indoor champion in 1987. He still holds the high jump record in Croatia (senior 228, junior 218 cm and indoor senior 228 cm) as he competed for Croatian AC Slavonija Osijek. His personal best jump was 2.28 metres, achieved in July 1985 in Split. He died in July 1993 in Knin as a soldier of the

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of the

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References

1961 births 1993 deaths Sportspeople from Kumanovo Serbs of North Macedonia Serbs of Croatia Yugoslav male high jumpers Serbian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Serbian military personnel killed in action Military personnel killed in the Croatian War of Independence {{Yugoslavia-athletics-bio-stub