Vera Nikolić
Serbian middle distance runner (1948–2021)
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| Native name | Вера Николић | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 September 1948 (1948-09-23) Grabovica, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 June 2021 (2021-06-29) (aged 72)[1] Belgrade, Serbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Morava Ćuprija Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Leo Lang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:59.62 (1972) 1500 m – 4:12.7 (1972) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vera Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вера Николић; 23 September 1948 – 28 June 2021) was a Serbian middle-distance runner, who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, and later coach. 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, 2:00.5, on 20 July 1968 holding it until 11 July 1971. She came to the 1968 Olympics as a favorite, but due to the pressure of being the favorite[2] 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.[3] She set her personal best for the 800 m in the heats at 1972 Olympics before finishing fifth in the final.[4]
Nikolić received a Golden Badge of Sport, award for the best athlete of Yugoslavia in 1966.
References
- ^ "Preminula Vera Nikolić, jedna od najboljih sportašica bivše države". Večernji.hr. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ www.blicsport.rs Vera Nikolić: Za mene je Bekrić vanzemaljac, ali ne stvarajmo pritisak sportistima
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Women's 800 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vera Nikolić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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