Danial Jahić ( sr-Cyrl, Даниал Јахић; 1 July 1979 – 19 January 2021) was a Serbian
long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...
er. He competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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. He was national indoor record holder for 20 years.
Career
He finished fifth at the
1998 World Junior Championships, tenth at the
1999 European U23 Championships, eighth at the
2000 European Indoor Championships, ninth at the
2001 European U23 Championships and fourth at the
2001 Mediterranean Games
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. He also competed at the
1996 World Junior Championships, the
1998 European Championships, the
1999 World Championships, the
men's long jump and the
2002 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final.
In regional Balkan meets, he won the 1998 Balkan Indoor Championships, the 1998 Balkan Games, the 1999 Balkan Indoor Championships and won the silver medal at the 2000 Balkan Indoor Championships.
[ He also became national champion in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005.
His personal best jump was 8.18 metres, achieved in May 1999 in ]Rethymno
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.[ He was national indoor record holder for 20 years with 8.02m until 2019 when ]Strahinja Jovančević
Strahinja Jovančević ( sr-Cyrl, Страхиња Јованчевић; born 28 February 1993) is a Serbian athlete specializing in long jump. Born in Belgrade to Montenegrin Serb parents from Berane. At the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Cha ...
surpassed him.
Death
Jahić died on 19 January 2021, at the age of 41, after COVID-19
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The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
-related complications during the pandemic in Serbia.Preminuo nekadašnji atletičar Danial Jahić
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1979 births
2021 deaths
Serbian male long jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Serbia and Montenegro
World Athletics Championships athletes for Serbia and Montenegro
Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
Place of birth missing
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia
Mediterranean Games competitors for Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro male athletes
Yugoslavian Athletics Championships winners
21st-century Serbian sportsmen