Milovan Savić (born 16 June 1953) is a

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n former middle distance runner who competed for

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in the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

and in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

. Savić won the British

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title in the 800 metres event at the 1977 AAA Championships, a race in which he beat

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and John Walker.

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* 1953 births Living people Athletes from Novi Sad Croatian male middle-distance runners Yugoslav male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Mediterranean Games FISU World University Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade Yugoslavian Athletics Championships winners {{Yugoslavia-athletics-bio-stub