Sport Athletics Height 1.68 m Event(s) 800 m, 1500 m Weight 57 kg | Name Vera Nikolic Coached by Leo Lang Role Olympic athlete | |
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Born 23 September 1948 (age 75) ( 1948-09-23 ) Grabovica, Yugoslavia Personal best(s) 800 m – 1:59.62 (1972)
1500 m – 4:12.7 (1972) Club FK Morava Cuprija, GNK Dinamo Zagreb | ||
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Vera Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вера Николић; born 23 September 1948) is a Serbian coach and retired middle-distance runner who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. She had her best achievements in the 800 m event, in which she won European titles in 1966 and 1971 and set a world record on 20 July 1968. She came to the 1968 Olympics as a favorite, but due to the pressure of being the favorite she gave up her semifinal – after leading it for 300 m she suddenly stepped off the track, walked back to the start, sat down and took off her shoes. She set her personal best in 800 m at the 1972 Olympics, but this was only enough for a fifth place.
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Nikolić received a Golden Badge of Sport, award for the best athlete of Yugoslavia in 1966.
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