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Slobodan Popović

Personal information
Born	(1962-09-28) 28 September 1962 (age 62) Inđija, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	800 metres
Club	Crvena Zvezda
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Yugoslavia Universiade 1987 Zagreb 800 m 1987 Zagreb 4×400 m

Slobodan Popović (Cyrillic: Слободан Поповић; born 28 September 1962) is a Serbian former middle distance runner who primarily competed in the 800 metres. He represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Yugoslavia
1983	Mediterranean Games	Casablanca, Morocco	4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:07.00
1985	European Indoor Championships	Piraeus, Greece	10th (h)	800 m	1:51.35
	Universiade	Kobe, Japan	13th (sf)	400 m	46.74
			6th	800 m	1:46.09
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	19th (h)	800 m	1:48.68
			7th	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.27
1987	European Indoor Championships	Liévin, France	16th (h)	800 m	1:52.51
	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	5th	800 m	1:48.07
	Universiade	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	1st	800 m	1:46.13
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.95
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	7th	800 m	1:45.07
			10th (sf)	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.30
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	800 m	1:50.02
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	10th (sf)	800 m	1:45.11
			5th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:01.59
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	7th (sf)	800 m	1:50.50
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	5th	800 m	1:45.90
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:02.46
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	12th (h)	800 m	1:46.89
Competing as  Independent Olympic Athlete
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	34th (h)	800 m	1:49.69
Representing  FR Yugoslavia
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	14th (h)	800 m	1:48.85

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 metres – 46.49 (Sarajevo 1987)
• 800 metres – 1:44.75 (Linz 1988) NR
• 1000 metres – 2:18.88 (London 1989) NR

Indoor

• 400 metres – 47.14 (Budapest 1988)
• 800 metres – 1:46.44 (Turin 1988) NR

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Slobodan Popović". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
2. Slobodan Popović at World Athletics

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