Snežana Pajkić-Jolović (born September 23, 1970 in Ćuprija,

SR Serbia The Socialist Republic of Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Социјалистичка Република Србија, Socijalistička Republika Srbija), previously known as the People's Republic of Serbia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / " ...

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) is a former middle-distance runner from

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. She won the gold medal for

in the women's

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...

at the 1990 European Athletics Championships in a Yugoslav record. Pajkić represented her country at the

1991 World Championships in Athletics The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1. 1517 athletes from 167 countries partic ...

. She also took a silver medal in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...

at the

Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fi ...

. She was a two-time 1500 m champion at the European Athletics Junior Championships and was twice a medallist in that event at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics.

International competitions

Personal bests

: 2:01.78 (1991) *

: 4:08.12 (1990) *

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000 m sho ...

: 9:07.44 (1986)

References

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Interview

Atletska legenda Snežana Pajkić Jolović (eng. Athletic legend Snežana Pajkić Jolović) ----article from: Serbian Athletic Association website
1970 births Living people People from Ćuprija Sportspeople from Pomoravlje District Serbian female middle-distance runners Yugoslav female middle-distance runners Serbia and Montenegro female athletes World Athletics Championships athletes for Yugoslavia European Athletics Championships medalists Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Yugoslavian Athletics Championships winners {{Yugoslavia-athletics-bio-stub

International competitions

Personal bests

See also

References