Nemanja Kojić (runner)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Born | June 9, 1994 Čačak, Yugoslavia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track |
| Event | 800 metres |
| Club | AK Sloboda Čačak |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 800 metres: 1:49.10[1] |
Nemanja Kojić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Којић, born 9 June 1994) is a Serbian middle-distance track athlete who specializes in the 800 metres discipline. He represented Serbia at the 2013 Mediterranean Games. He trains with Atletski Klub "Sloboda" from Čačak.
Running career[edit]
Kojić's first appearance in international competition took place when he ran in the second heat of the boy's 800 metres at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, running a time of 1:54.97 (min:sec). Just a few weeks later, he finished the 800 metre in second place at the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, recording a time of 1:51.55.
A year later, Kojić ran the men's 800-m race at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics with a time of 1:54.79. In December 2012, he was named "Male Sportsperson of Čačak" after successful indoor and outdoor track seasons that year.[2]
In June 2013, he finished second in the Second League 800 metres race in a time of 1:52.63 at the 2013 European Team Championships. Only a week later, at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, he ran the first heat of the 800 metre and recorded a personal best time of 1:49.10 in the 800, even beating Giordano Benedetti. It was his first time running under 1:50 at the age of 19.
In September 2015, he was banned from the sport for two years by the Anti-Doping Agency of Serbia after a positive test for Furosemide, a banned diuretic.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ IAAF. "Athlete profile for Nemanja Kojic".
- ^ [1] Ozon Press: Bojana i Nemanja sportisti godine (in Serbian) 16 December 2012
- ^ AFS punished Nemanja Kojic. Anti-Doping Agency of Serbia. Retrieved on 2015-09-26.
External links[edit]
- Nemanja Kojić at World Athletics
- All-Athletics profile for Nemanja Kojić Archived 2014-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
