Nationality Slovenian Height 1.78 m Role Olympic athlete | Name Bostjan Buc Sport Track | |
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Born April 13, 1980 (age 44) ( 1980-04-13 ) Celje, Slovenia Event(s) 1500 metres, 3000 metres, 3000 metres steeplechase, 5000 metres Personal best(s) 1500 metres: 3:43.52
3000-m steeplechase: 8:16.96
5000 metres: 13:40.61 | ||
Bostjan buc slo after participating in the men s race
Boštjan Buč (born April 13, 1980) is a Slovenian retired track athlete who competed in various middle- and long-distance events. He represented Slovenia at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008. He is the Slovenian record holder for the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase.
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Running career
Buč entered the international athletics stage as a long-distance runner, and he finished in 85th place of 149 finishers in the junior men's race at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Later on he would use his aerobic base from cross-country running to specialize in the steeplechase. He ran the 3000-metre steeplechase at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in preparation for next year's Olympics. In the 3000-metre steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics, he finished in 8:37.29, although he did not make it to the final round. He narrowly missed the final round at the 3000-metres steeplechase at the 2008 Summer Olympics, losing the last final round berth to Ion Luchianov.
