Olivera Jevtić ( sr-Cyrl, Оливера Јевтић, born 24 July 1977) is a

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n long-distance runner. She has represented her country five times at the Olympics in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016.

Running career

Jevtić was born in Titovo Užice,

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, otherwise known presently as

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. Her parents are father Milorad and mother Draginja. She is based in her native city, coached by Slavoljub "Slavko" Kuzmanović, and she competes for the running club AK Mladost Užice. Jevtić holds the Serbian marathon record of 2:25:23, which she established at the

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in 2003. She won the silver medal in the marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. In December 2007, coach Kuzmanović and Jevtić went on an altitude training trip to Eldoret,

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, when violent conflict erupted from the 2007 Kenyan election crisis. Although they wanted to continue working out in spite of the violence, her training partner, Stanley Kipruto, insisted that their lives were in danger and led them out of Eldoret so that they could leave the country from

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. After Jevtić and Kuzmanović were picked up by a Serbian diplomat-evacuation flight, Kipruto was caught by rebels, tortured, and lost four fingers. Subsequent to the violence in Kenya, Kipruto moved in to live with Jevtić and Kuzmanović in Užice and joined their running team Mladost. She won the women's race at the

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in March 2011. Jevtić was selected as young athlete of the year of 1996. In 2006 she was awarded Golden Badge of ''

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'', award for the sportsperson of the Year in Serbia, and the same year, and the

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and

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was declared the best sportswoman by the

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and

. Jevtić was stripped of third place in 2002

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and received a public warning after testing positive for the banned drug

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. The president of

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at the time, Alan Steinfeld, told the ''

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'' that it was likely an "innocent mistake" and that ephedrine is common in cough suppressants. During the start of the 2020 Sofia Marathon in Bulgaria, Jevtić was assaulted by the Bulgarian citizen.

National titles

* Yugoslav Athletics Championships **1500 m: 1994, 1996 **5000 m: 1996 *Yugoslav Half Marathon Championships **Women's race: 1998, 1999, 2002 * Yugoslavia Cross Country Championships **Women's race: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000Yugoslav Championships
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Results

* 2021 Belgrade Half Marathon 1st place * 2015

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1st place * 2014

1st place *

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, Second league 5000 m - 1st place * 2013 European Cup 10,000m - 3rd place * 2013

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1st place *

2012 European Cross Country Championships The 2012 European Cross Country Championships was the 19th edition of the cross country running competition for European athletes which was held in Szentendre, Hungary on 9 December. Andrea Lalli of Italy won the men's title to become the country ...

26th place * 2012 Podgorica Marathon 1st place *

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21st place * 2011 Torino Marathon 5th place * 2010 European Championship marathon 4th place * 2009

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2nd place * 2009

1st place * 2009 Belgrade Half Marathon 1st place * 2009 Podgorica Marathon 1st place * 2008 Belgrade Half Marathon 1st place * 2007 Porto Half Marathon 2nd place * 2006 Boston Marathon 7th place * 2006 European Championship marathon silver medal * 2005 Saint Silvester Marathon 1st place * 2004 Boston Marathon 3rd place * 2004 Olympic Games marathon 6th place * 2003

9th place * 2003 World Championship marathon 8th place * 2003

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1st place * 2002

3rd place (debut and DSQ) * 2002 New York City Mini Marathon 4th place * 2001 World Half Marathon Championships 7th place * 1998 Saint Silvester Marathon 1st place * 1998 European Championship 10,000 m fourth * 1998 European Championship 5000 m fourth * 1996 World Junior Championship in Athletics 5000 m silver medal

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Running career

National titles

Results

See also

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