Yugoslavia Cross Country Championships

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Yugoslavia Cross Country Championships
LocationVarious, Yugoslavia
Event typeCross country
Distance12 km and 4 km for men
8 km for women
Established1920

The Yugoslavia Cross Country Championships (Serbian: крос Првенство Југославије) was an annual cross country running competition that served as Yugoslavia's national championship for the sport. The main races on the programme were a men's and a women's long course race. Short course races for men were held until 1966.

The most successful athlete at the competition was Olivera Jevtić, who took seven straight women's title from 1994 to 2000. was the most successful male athlete at the competition, having four titles to his name including three consecutive wins from 1996 to 1998.

Senior race winners[]

Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s)
1960 Franjo Mihalić 27:03 7:03
1961 25:47 7:36
1962 Franc Hafner 27:25 7:33
1963 Franjo Mihalić 23:30 8:16
1964 Franc Červan 31:25 7:09
1965 31:58 7:17
1966 Dane Korica 27:10 6:29
1967 25:50 Vera Nikolić 7:07
1968 25:40 6:37
1969 30:03
1970 Not held
1971 Dane Korica 29:03 6:36
1972 Dane Korica 32:14 9:00
1973 Peter Svet 31:43 Vera Nikolić 6:41
1974 Peter Svet 33:44 7:30
1975 36:24 9:41
1976 39:00 Breda Pergar 10:25
1977 39:01 10:13
1978 34:13 9:55
1979 37:46 9:38
1980 36:06 Breda Pergar 9:43
1981 34:10 9:24
1982 Dragan Zdravković 40:37 10:03
1983 Dragan Zdravković 37:48 10:38
1984 40:33
1985 38:21 10:59
1986 37:42 Tatjana Smolnikar 9:54
1987 37:26 Snežana Pajkić 10:22
1988 35:09 13:12
1989 36:20 13:47
1990 39:45 14:48
1991 35:46 Suzana Ćirić 12:37
1992 46:07 18:01
1993 39:52 Suzana Ćirić 14:41
1994 38:32 Olivera Jevtić 14:30
1995 Goran Raičević 23:50 Olivera Jevtić 9:43
1996 35:56 Olivera Jevtić 15:37
1997 32:08 Olivera Jevtić 13:54
1998 30:46 Olivera Jevtić 13:38
1999 Janko Benša 30:28 Olivera Jevtić 13:22
2000 30:48 Olivera Jevtić 13:37
2001 Sreten Ninković 29:30 Sonja Stolić 13:04
2002 Goran Stojiljković 31:07 Sonja Stolić 13:45

Short race[]

Year Men's winner Time (m:s)
1960 Franc Hafner 12:20
1961 Simo Važić 12:23
1962 Simo Važić 12:00
1963 Franc Červan 11:22
1964 Slavko Špan 11:53
1965 Simo Važić 12:04
1966 Franc Červan 10:30

References[]

List of winners
  • Yugoslav Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  • Prvenstva Jugoslavije u Atletici by Ljubisa Gajić
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