Aca Stanković ( sr-cyr, Аца Станковић; born 17 August 1967 in

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) is a

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athlete who competed in the

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. Starting very late with sports, Stanković managed to be

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n junior runner-up in the pole vault and

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. He was well known as the last pole vault champion of former Yugoslavia, in 1991 in

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(now capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina). Croatian competitors didn't show, demonstrating protest against the war that started on their territory.

Competition record

Stanković was a three-time Yugoslav champion:Yugoslavian championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-12-10. # 1991 Sarajevo-Bosnia and Hercegovina (4.60 m) # 1994 Belgrade Shortend Yugoslavia (4.70 m) # 1996 Belgrade (4.70 m)

Personal bests

Best results: * Pole vault (4.80 m) * High jump (2.05 m) * Long jump (6.88 m) * 110 m hurdles (15.1 s) Latest results: * High jump M40 (180 cm)- Balkan Champion **18. Master Athletics Balkan championship (4-5.10.2008 Bar - Montenegro) * High jump M40 (181 cm) - 4. place in world. **Master Athletics World Championship (03.08.2009 Lahti - Finland) * High jump M40 First place (178 cm) **XXI.Balkan master athletics championship results Domžale, Slovenija, 2. - 4. September 2011 *High Jump M45 Third place (175 cm) **10th European Masters Athletics Championships Indoor (2015), Torun, Poland, March 2015 *Pole Vault M45 Fourth place (400 cm) **11th European Masters Athletics Championships Indoor (2016). Ancona, Italy, March 2016 *High Jump M45 First place (171 cm) **Balkan master athletics championship (2016), Novi Sad, Serbia, September 2015 *Pole Vault M45 First place (390 cm) **Balkan master athletics championship (2016). Novi Sad, Serbia, September 2016

References

* Athletics Federation Serbia, all-time list

* 4th place in a world

* Watch in slow motion 4.place in a World jum

* XXI Balkan master athletics championship results

* Bronze medal (High Jump M45) at 10th European Masters Athletics Championships Indoor (2015)

* 4th Place (Pole Vault M45) at 11th European Masters Athletics Championships Indoor (2016)

* Bronze medal (Pole Vault M50) at 12th European Masters Athletics Championships Indoor (2018)

Living people 1967 births Athletes from Belgrade Serbian male pole vaulters Yugoslav male pole vaulters Yugoslav male high jumpers Serbian male high jumpers Yugoslavian Athletics Championships winners Serbian masters athletes {{Yugoslavia-athletics-bio-stub