Sreten Ninković (

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: Сретен Нинковић; born 7 December 1972) is a

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n former

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who most often competed in the

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. He was coached by Lazar Ćirović, Slavoljub Kuzmanović and Zvonko Lozančić. Over the course of his athletic career, Ninković represented

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, and

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Running career

In the 1990s, Ninković developed his aerobic ability on the track, often running the

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for AK Crvena Zvezda. He then began specializing in the marathon. Ninković recorded his first major victory when he won the 2000 Novosadski Marathon. He ran his fastest marathon at the Austin Marathon with a time of 2:12:39.60 hours on February 17, 2002. He represented

in the men's marathon at the 2002 European Athletics Championships, although he did not finish the race. In 2009, he won the Skopje Marathon, recording a time of 2:29:07.11 May 2009
Нинковиќ и Врајиќ најбрзи на Скопскиот маратон
'' Nova Makedonija'' (in Macedonian), Retrieved November 10, 2010

Notes

* On a downhill course with an overall drop of 137 meters. (Per WMM, 17 February 2002, Austin)

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Sreten Ninkovic All-Athletics profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ninkovic, Sreten Yugoslav male long-distance runners Serbian male marathon runners Serbian male long-distance runners People from Ub, Serbia Sportspeople from Kolubara District 1973 births Living people Yugoslav male marathon runners Yugoslavian Athletics Championships winners

Running career

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