Peter Svet (

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: Петар Свет; born 5 April 1949), sometimes spelled as Petar Svet, is a

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

n former

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

who competed for

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

throughout the 1970s. In addition to the 5000 and

10,000 meters The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

, he also specialized as a steeplechaser. He holds multiple

Slovenian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Slovenia maintained by its national athletics federation: Atletska Zveza Slovenije (AZS). Outdoor Key to tables: + = en route to a longer distance h = hand timing Mx = mark was made i ...

. Hailing from

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, Svet won the 1974 Balkan Cross Country Championships. At the

1974 European Athletics Championships The 11th European Athletics Championships of 1974 were held from 2 September to 8 September in Italy, at Rome's Stadio Olimpico. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. Men's results Complete results were pu ...

, he placed 10th in the men's 5000 meters finals, running a personal best time of 13:41.6. His previous best time before the race was 13:52. He also ran in the men's 10,000 meters event, placing 18th. That same summer of 1974, he set the national record for the 3000 m steeplechase at 8:29.6; after that summer however, his athletic career stagnated starting with a surgery and he never returned to form. He was a Yugoslavian champion on five occasions: twice in

cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open coun ...

(1973, 1974) and three times in steeplechase (1973, 1974, 1979). He also competed in later life, representing his native Slovenia at the 2000

European Veterans Athletics Championships The European Masters Athletics Championships (formerly European Veterans Athletics Championships) are the biannual championships for masters athletics events held under the auspices of European Masters Athletics (formerly European Veterans Athletic ...

, where he was the over-50s steeplechase winner.European Veterans Championships (Men)
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-03.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Svet, Peter Living people 1949 births Slovenian male steeplechase runners Yugoslav male steeplechase runners Slovenian male long-distance runners Yugoslav male long-distance runners Sportspeople from Celje Slovenian athletics coaches Yugoslavian Athletics Championships winners