Vera Nikolić
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Born | 23 September 1948 (age 75) Grabovica, Yugoslavia |
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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 Cuprija Dynamo Zagreb |
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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; 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 for unknown reasons 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.[1] She set her personal best in 800 m at the 1972 Olympics, but this was only enough for a fifth place.[2]
Nikolić received a Golden Badge of Sport, award for the best athlete of Yugoslavia in 1966.
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- ↑ Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Women's 800 metres. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Vera Nikolić. Sports Reference
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Preceded by | ![]() 1966 |
Succeeded by Ivo Daneu |
Preceded by | Yugoslav Sportswoman of the Year 1966, 1967 1971, 1972 |
Succeeded by Đurđica Bjedov Jelica Pavličić |
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Preceded by | Women's 800 metres World Record Holder 1968-07-20 – 1971-07-11 |
Succeeded by Hildegard Falck |
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