Olivera Jevtić
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| Nickname(s) | Olja | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 July 1977 Titovo Užice, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia |
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| Residence | Užice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52.0 kg (115 lb; 8.19 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 5000m, 10000m, Half Marathon, Marathon, Cross country running |
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5000m: 15:11.25 |
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Olivera Jevtić (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливера Јевтић, born July 24, 1977 in Titovo Užice, Yugoslavia, now Užice, Serbia) is a Serbian long-distance runner. She is based in her native city of Užice, Serbia. Jevtić's coach is Slavko Kuzmanović, and she competes for the running club "Mladost". Jevtić holds the Serbian marathon record of 2:25:23, which she established at the Rotterdam Marathon in 2003.
She won the silver medal in the marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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[edit] Athlete of the Year
Jevtić was selected as young athlete of the year of 1996. In 2006 she was awarded golden badge Sport, award for the sportperson of the Year in Serbia, and the same year, and the 1998 and 1999 was declared the best sportswoman by the Olympic Committee of Serbia and Yugoslavia.[1]
She won the women's race at the Balkan Cross Country Championships in March 2011.[2]
[edit] Doping scandal
Jevtić was stripped of third place in 2002 New York City Marathon after testing positive for the banned drug ephedrine.[3]
[edit] Results
- 2009 Saint Silvester Road Race 2nd place
- 2009 Sarajevo Half marathon 1st place
- 2009 Belgrade Half Marathon 1st place
- 2009 Podgorica Marathon 1st place
- 2008 Belgrade Half Marathon 1st place
- 2007 Porto Half Marathon 2nd place
- 2006 Boston Marathon 7th place
- 2006 European Championship marathon silver medal
- 2005 Saint Silvester Marathon 1st place
- 2004 Boston Marathon 3rd place
- 2004 Olympic Games marathon 6th place
- 2003 New York City Marathon 9th place
- 2003 World Championship marathon 8th place
- 2003 Amsterdam Marathon 1st place
- 2002 New York City Marathon 3rd place (debut and DSQ)
- 2002 New York City Mini Marathon 4th place
- 2001 World Half Marathon Championships 7th place
- 1998 Saint Silvester Marathon 1st place
- 1998 European Championship 10,000 m fourth
- 1998 European Championship 5,000 m fourth
- 1996 Junior World Championship 5,000 m silver medal
[edit] See also
- Serbian records in athletics
- Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- 74th Saint Silvester Marathon
[edit] References
- ^ Olimpijski komitet Srbije
- ^ Petrovic and Jevtic win Balkan cross country titles. European Athletics (2011-03-14). Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200301/s760345.htm
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Olivera Jevtić
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| Preceded by Vladan Marković |
 The Best Young Athlete of Yugoslavia1996 |
Succeeded by Saša Stolić |
| Preceded by Danilo Ikodinović (  Serbia and Montenegro) |
 The Best Athlete of Serbia2006 |
Succeeded by Novak Djokovic |
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