Zlatan Saračević (born 27 July 1956) is a retired Bosnian shot putter who represented

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and

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Biography

He was born in

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. but represented the clubs AK Sloboda Tuzla, AK Slavonija Osijek, AK Mladost Zagreb,

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and

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. He won the gold medal at the 1980 European Indoor Championships, the bronze medal at the 1981 European Indoor Championships, and the silver medal at the 1983 Summer Universiade. He also competed at the 1992 Olympic Games and the 1996 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final. His personal best throw was 21.11 metres, achieved in June 1984 in

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. He also represented

at the 1992 Summer Olympics and was the country's first ever flag bearer.

References

1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Zenica Bosnia and Herzegovina male shot putters Yugoslav male shot putters Olympic athletes of Bosnia and Herzegovina Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Yugoslavia Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade {{Yugoslavia-athletics-bio-stub