Biljana Topić Mitrović, (, born 17 October 1977) is a

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n former

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athlete and a current National record holder in both indoor and outdoor

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

and as part of the

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national team. She achieved her best results in triple jump, having switched from sprint disciplines in which she had competed early in her career. She competed at three

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(4 × 100 m relay in

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and triple jump in

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and

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Career

Topić competed at

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, where she was 4

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s short of making the final. She also competed in two World Championships, one World Indoor Championship and two European Indoor Championships. Her best results were all achieved in 2009 — silver medal with new national record of 14.56 m at

IAAF World Athletics Final The IAAF World Athletics Final was an annual track and field competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). It was inaugurated in 2003 to replace the IAAF Grand Prix Final. The competition was part of the ...

, fourth place with then national record of 14.52 m in

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, and fourth place in

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. Topić is the current holder of Serbian national records in both indoor and outdoor triple jump and as part of the 4 × 100 m relay national team.

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Achievements

Personal life

Her husband is famous Serbian former

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er and national record holder

Dragutin Topić Dragutin Topić ( sr-cyr, Драгутин Топић, born 12 March 1971) is a retired Serbian high jumper, former European champion and world junior record holder. Biography Topić is a world junior record holder with 2.37 m, which he set whi ...

, who was also her personal trainer. Their daughter,

Angelina Topić Angelina Topić ( sr-Cyrl, Ангелина Топић; born 26 July 2005) is a Serbian athlete specializing in the high jump. At the age of 17, she won the bronze medal at the 2022 European Athletics Championships, becoming the youngest medallis ...

is the current European U18 high jump champion and also holds the national record in high jump.

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* * * * * 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Šabac Serbian female triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Serbia Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Serbia and Montenegro female athletes Olympic athletes for Serbia and Montenegro Serbian female sprinters World Athletics Championships athletes for Serbia {{Serbia-athletics-bio-stub