Slobodan POPOVIC

Slobodan Popovic - Yugoslavia - 5th in 800m medals at 1986 European Championships.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 01 September 1987

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Friday, 28 September 1962
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Inđija, Srem, Serbia.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Yugoslavia
    • Event(s)
      800m
    • Championship Performances
      Worlds: 1987 seventh 800m.
      European: 1990 fifth 800m.
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Slobodan POPOVIC - Yugoslavia - 5th in 800m medals at 1986 European Championships.

Slobodan Popovic is pictured above - dark green vest in the centre - during the final

of the 800m at the 1987 World Championships in Rome. He finished in 7th place with

Billy Konchellah (661) taking the Gold, Peter Elliott (424) the silver

and Jose Luiz Barbosa (78) the bronze.

 

Men's 800m. Final.

World Athletics Champs 1987.


1. Billy Konchellah   KEN   1: 43.06
2. Peter Elliott   GBR   1: 43.41
3. Jose Luiz Barbosa   BRA   1: 43.76
4. Ryszard Ostrowski   POL   1: 44.59
5. Faouzi Lahbi   MAR   1: 44.83
6. Stephen Ole Marai   KEN   1: 44.84
7. Slobodan Popovic   YUG   1: 45.07
8. Tom McKean   GBR   1: 49.21

 

 

Men's 800m. Final.

Euro Athletics Championships 1990.


1. Tom McKEAN   GBR   1.44.76
2. David SHARP   GBR   1.45.59
3. Piotr PIEKARSKI   POL   1.45.76
4. Andrey SUDNIK   URS   1.45.81
5. Slobodan POPOVIC   YUG   1.45.90
6. Tonino VIALLI   ITA   1.46.07

Personal best times.


Outdoor

400 metres – 46.49 (Sarajevo 1987)
800 metres – 1:44.75 (Linz 1988) NR
1000 metres – 2:18.88 (London 1989) NR.

Indoor

400 metres – 47.14 (Budapest 1988)
800 metres – 1:46.44 (Turin 1988) NR