Zlatan Saračević
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Yugoslavia
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| Men's athletics | ||
| European Indoor Championships | ||
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1980 Sindelfingen | Shot put |
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1981 Grenoble | Shot put |
| Universiade | ||
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1983 Edmonton | Shot put |
Zlatan Saračević (born 27 July 1956) is a retired Bosnian[1] shot putter who represented SFR Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Biography[]
He was born in Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2] but represented the clubs , , , AK Crvena Zvezda and . He won the gold medal at the 1980 European Indoor Championships, the bronze medal at the 1981 European Indoor Championships,[3] and the silver medal at the 1983 Summer Universiade.[4] He also competed at the 1992 Olympic Games[2] and the 1996 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final.[5]
His personal best throw was 21.11 metres, achieved in June 1984 in Zagreb.[6]
He also represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 1992 Summer Olympics and was the country's first ever flag bearer.[7]
References[]
- ^ Zlatan Saračević at World Athletics
- ^ a b "Zlatan Saračević". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "European Indoor Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "World Student Games (Universiade - Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "1996 European Indoor Championships, men's shot put qualification". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ World men's all-time best shot put (last updated 2001)
- ^ https://visoko.co.ba/saracevic-kada-sam-nosio-zastavu-na-otvorenju-igara-u-barceloni-bio-sam-najsretniji-covjek-na-svijetu/
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- Olympic athletes of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade silver medalists for Yugoslavia
- Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade
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