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Slobodan Branković (sprinter)
Slobodan Branković (; born 1 October 1967) is a Serbian former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres. He is currently the general secretary of the Athletics Federation of Serbia. He competed internationally for the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and then the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He represented the former nation at the 1988 Summer Olympics, but (like a handful of other Yugoslavian athletes) competed as an individual under the Olympic flag at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Branković was the gold medallist over 400 metres at the 1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships, a feat which gained him the "Golden Badge" as the '' Спорт'' newspaper's Yugoslav sportsperson of the year. He participated in the IAAF World Championships in Athletics on three occasions (1987, 1991, 1993). He set Yugoslavian records in the 4 × 400 metres relay and remains the holder of a variety of indoor and outdoor Serbian national records in distances from 100 met ...
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Athletics (sport)
Athletics is a group of sporting events that involves competitive running, jumping and throwing. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, cross-country running, and racewalking. The results of racing events are decided by finishing position (or time, where measured), while the jumps and throws are won by the athlete that achieves the highest or furthest measurement from a series of attempts. The simplicity of the competitions, and the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most common types of sports in the world. Athletics is mostly an individual sport, with the exception of relay (athletics), relay races and competitions which combine athletes' performances for a team score, such as cross country. Organized athletics are traced back to the ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC. The rules and format of the modern athletics events, events in athletics were defined in Western Europe an ...
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IAAF World Championships In Athletics
The World Athletics Championships, known as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics until 2019, are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics, formerly International Association of Athletics Federations. Alongside Olympic Games, the championships represents the highest level of senior international outdoor athletics competition for track and field athletics globally, including marathon running and race walking. Separate World Championships are held by World Athletics for certain other outdoor events, including cross-country running and half-marathon, as well as indoor and age-group championship. The World Championships were started in 1976 in response to the International Olympic Committee dropping the men's 50 km walk from the Olympic programme for the 1976 Montreal Olympics, despite its constant presence at the games since 1932. The IAAF chose to host its own world championship event, a month and a half after the Olympics. It was the first World Ch ...
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Athletics At The 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics (sport), athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries. Medal summary Men Women * * = Athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals. Medal table See also *1988 in athletics (track and field) References External links Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-12-04.
{{Athletics at the Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics, Athletics at the Summer Olympics, 1988 Events at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1988 in athletics (track and field), O ...
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IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international sports governing body, governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, racewalking, race walking, mountain running, and ultramarathon, ultra running. Included in its charge is the standardization of rules and regulations for the sports, certification of athletic facilities, recognition and management of list of world records in athletics, world records, and the organisation and sanctioning of athletics competitions, including the World Athletics Championships. The organisation's president is Sebastian Coe of the United Kingdom, who was elected to the four-year position in 2015 and re-elected in 2019 for a second four-year term, and then again in 2023 for a third four-year term. History The process to found World Athletics began in S ...
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Ismail Mačev
Ismail Mačev (Macedonian: Исмаил Мачев; 3 January 1960 – 21 January 2019) was a Macedonian sprinter who competed for Yugoslavia in the 400 metres. He took part in the 1988 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships. In addition, he won a silver medal at the 1987 Mediterranean Games. International competitions Personal bests Outdoors *200 metres – 21.5 (Skopje 1981) *400 metres – 45.83 (Ljubljana 1987) *800 metres – 1:47.46 (Sarajevo 1988) Indoors *200 metres – 22.05 (Budapest 1987) *400 metres – 47.11 (Budapest 1990) Death Mačev died of lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged ... on 21 January 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia. References All-Athletics 1960 births 2019 deaths Sportspeople from Skopje Yugoslav male sprinters Ma ...
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Slobodan Popović
Slobodan Popović (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Слободан Поповић; born 28 September 1962) is a Serbs, Serbian former Middle distance running, middle distance runner who primarily competed in the 800 metres. He represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. International competitions Personal bests Outdoor *400 metres – 46.49 (Sarajevo 1987) *800 metres – 1:44.75 (Linz 1988) List of Serbian records in athletics, NR *1000 metres – 2:18.88 (London 1989) NR Indoor *400 metres – 47.14 (Budapest 1988) *800 metres – 1:46.44 (Turin 1988) NR References All-Athletics profile
1962 births Living people Sportspeople from Inđija Yugoslav male middle-distance runners Serbian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia Olympic athletes as Independent Olympic Participants Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics World Athletics Cha ...
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Branislav Karaulić
Branislav Karaulić (; born 8 April 1963 in Zemun) is a retired Serbian hurdler who represented the SFR Yugoslavia at the 1988 Summer Olympics in 400m hurdles and 4 × 400 m. He was a member of the Athletics Club Red Star Belgrade. He now lives in Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ... with his wife and four children. References External links 1963 births Living people Serbian male hurdlers Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia Athletes from Belgrade Yugoslav male hurdlers Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Athletics Championships winners {{Yugosla ...
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Yugoslavian Records In Athletics
Yugoslav or Yugoslavian may refer to: * Yugoslavia, or any of the three historic states carrying that name: ** Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a European monarchy which existed 1918–1945 (officially called "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" 1918–1929) ** Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or SFR Yugoslavia, a federal republic which succeeded the monarchy and existed 1945–1992 ** Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, or FR Yugoslavia, a new federal state formed by two successor republics of SFR Yugoslavia established in 1992 and renamed "Serbia and Montenegro" in 2003 before its dissolution in 2006 * Yugoslavs, either as citizens of the former Yugoslavia, or people who self-identify as ethnic Yugoslavs * Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian language, with "Yugoslav" proposed in 1861 and rejected as the legal name of the language by a decree of the Austrian Empire People * Jugoslav Dobričanin (born 1956), Serbian politician * Jugoslav Lazić (born 1979), Serbian former professional football ...
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1987 World Championships In Athletics
The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987. Men's results Track 1983 , 1987 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 1 Ben Johnson of Canada originally won the gold medal in 9.83, but he was disqualified in September 1989 after he admitted to using steroids between 1981 and 1988. * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. Field 1983 , 1987 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 1 Giovanni Evangelisti of Italy originally won the bronze medal with 8.37 m, but it was later determined that Italian field officials had entered a pre-arranged fake result for a jump of 7.85 m. While Evangelisti had no involvement in or knowledge of the fraud, Italian head coach Sandro Donati, who revealed it, was fired. Women's results Track 1983 , 1987 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995 Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. Field 1 ...
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AK Partizan
AK Partizan or Atletski Klub Partizan is an athletics club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is part of the sports society JSD Partizan. History The club was founded in 1945, being among the first five clubs of JSD Partizan. Honours Men *National championships : **Winners (25) : 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1984, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2012 *National Cups : **Winners (8) : 1965, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Women *National championships : **Winners (11) : 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 *National Cups : **Winners (16) : 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 Notable athletes ;Field athletes * Ivan Gubijan - hammer thrower, won silver at the Olympics in 1948. *Dragutin Topić Olympian, world junior co-record holder 2.37m, WJCH champion in 1990, European champion 1990. *Dragan Perić Serbian sh ...
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Belgrade
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. The population of the Belgrade metropolitan area is 1,685,563 according to the 2022 census. It is one of the Balkans#Urbanization, major cities of Southeast Europe and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, third-most populous city on the river Danube. Belgrade is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe and the world. One of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe, the Vinča culture, evolved within the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC. In antiquity, Thracians, Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region and, after 279 BC, Celts settled the city, naming it ''Singidunum, Singidūn''. It was Roman Serbia, conquered by the Romans under the reign of Augustus and ...
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Obrenovac
Obrenovac ( sr-cyr, Обреновац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2022 census results, the municipality has a population of 68,882 inhabitants, while the urban area has 25,380 inhabitants. The old name for Obrenovac was Palež. The largest Serbian thermal power plant TPP Nikola Tesla is located on the outskirts of the municipality. Stubline transmitter, one of the most powerful broadcasting stations ever built is also situated in this municipality, Obrenovac was also submerged and completely evacuated during the 2014 Southeast Europe floods. Geography Obrenovac is situated 30 km south-west of central Belgrade near bends of the river Sava to the north. The river Kolubara flows to the east of the town on its way to join the Sava. Total land area of the municipality of Obrenovac is . Apart from the town, it consists of the following villages: Some of the neighborhoods in the town are Topolice, Rojkovac, Dudovi, Rvati, Muzička kolonija, S ...
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