Nationality Yugoslav
Serbian Name Dragan Zdravkovic Height 1.78 m | Sport Track Role Olympic athlete Events 1500 metres, Mile run | |
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Born December 16, 1959 (age 64) ( 1959-12-16 ) Senjski Rudnik, Yugoslavia Personal best(s) 800 meters: 1:48.34
1500 meters: 3:34.85
Mile: 3:52.24
3000 meters: 7:40.49
5000 meters: 13:35.83 | ||
Dragan zdravkovic the best
Dragan Zdravkovic (born December 16, 1959 in Senjski Rudnik) is a Serbian former middle-distance runner. He represented Yugoslavia in international competition from the late 1970s to mid 1980s, and was a finalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Zdravkovic holds multiple outdoor and indoor Serbian records in athletics.
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Dragan zdravkovic intervju
Running career
Zdravkovic initially practiced football as a youngster in Cuprija, until a school P.E. teacher, Aca Petrovic, suggested that he begin training athletics. Zdravkovic's youth coaches emphasized gymanstics as a compliment to his running workouts. At the age of 21 he made his Olympic debut, finishing 9th in the men's 1500 meters at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He had qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics, but the Athletics Federation of Yugoslavia had a sportswear contract with Adidas, and after not changing his sportswear to Adidas, Zdravkovic was taken off the Yugoslavian 1984 Olympic team.