Slobodan Popović
Personal information
Born (1962-09-28) 28 September 1962
Inđija, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event800 metres
ClubCrvena Zvezda
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Yugoslavia
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb 800 m
Silver medal – second place 1987 Zagreb 4×400 m

Slobodan Popović (Cyrillic: Слободан Поповић; born 28 September 1962 in Inđija) is a Serbian former middle distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres.[2] He represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Yugoslavia
1983 Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.00
1985 European Indoor Championships Piraeus, Greece 10th (h) 800 m 1:51.35
Universiade Kobe, Japan 13th (sf) 400 m 46.74
6th 800 m 1:46.09
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, Germany 19th (h) 800 m 1:48.68
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.27
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 16th (h) 800 m 1:52.51
World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States 5th 800 m 1:48.07
Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 1st 800 m 1:46.13
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.95
World Championships Rome, Italy 7th 800 m 1:45.07
10th (sf) 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.30
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th 800 m 1:50.02
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 10th (sf) 800 m 1:45.11
5th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.59
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 7th (sf) 800 m 1:50.50
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 5th 800 m 1:45.90
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.46
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 12th (h) 800 m 1:46.89
Competing as  Independent Olympic Athlete
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 34th (h) 800 m 1:49.69
Representing  FR Yugoslavia
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 14th (h) 800 m 1:48.85

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Slobodan Popović". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Slobodan Popović at World Athletics


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