Elzan Bibić
_13_(cropped).jpg) Bibić in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 January 1999 Karajukića Bunari, Sjenica, FR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 1500m-5000m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Rifat Zilkić | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 3:35.07[2] 5000m: 13:24.42[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on June 10, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elzan Bibić (Serbian Cyrillic: Елзан Бибић; born 8 January 1999) is a Serbian middle and long-distance runner. He won a bronze medal in the U20 category at the 2018 European Cross Country Championships.
Running career
Bibić initially played soccer before training as a distance runner.[3] He won the boys' 3000-meter race at the 2015 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival with a time of 8:50.10.[3]
"I discovered [Elzan] by chance, like dear God sent him. I know everyone else is surprised at his latest results, but I'm not in the slightest. I didn't doubt he was going to win in Tbilisi in the 3000 meters, maybe he could have won in the 1500." -Bibić's coach, Rifat Zilkić in August 2015.[3]
On July 7, 2017, he won a 3000-meter race at a track meet in Zenica, after which he felt knee pain. Shortly afterwards he was diagnosed with damaged ligaments in his knee, his first serious injury.[4]
On September 4, 2018, Bibić ran his then personal best of 3:37.79 (and still reigning Serbian U20 national record[5]) in the men's 1500 meters at the Hanžeković Memorial meet in Zagreb, finishing in last place among a deep international field led by first place finisher Elijah Manangoi.[6]
In the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade he finished 6th in the Heat 2 of 3000 meter race with the time of 7:52.78 and did not progress to the finals.[7]
Personal life
Bibić was born in Karajukića Bunari, known as the "Siberia" of Serbia due to extremely cold temperatures which are frequently recorded there.[4] Karajukića Bunari is above 1,000 meters in altitude, as it is located on a plateau called Pešter. Bibić went to a medical trade school in his hometown, Novi Pazar.[3] His parents were athletes growing up. His father Murat played soccer and his mother Fatima played volleyball.[3]
International competitions
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:50.31 (Ćuprija 2021)
- 1500 metres – 3:35.07 (Zagreb 2020)
- 3000 metres – 7:39.45 (Rovereto 2021) NR
- 5000 metres – 13:24.42 (Huelva 2022) NR
Indoor
- 1500 metres – 3:37.84 (Belgrade 2022) NR
- 3000 metres – 7:39.96 (Toruń 2022) NR
References
- ^ "EAA profile". European Athletics. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Elzan BIBIĆ - Athlete Profile". IAAF. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Prvoslav Lešević (August 13, 2015). "Nikada neću zaboraviti Tbilisi". Danas (in Serbian). Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ a b Prvoslav Lešević (October 1, 2017). "Vraća se nikad jači El' Bibo". Danas (in Serbian). Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Serbian athletics federation, national records of Serbia" (PDF).
- ^ [1] 68. Memorijal Borisa Hanžekovića - 1500 m Men - Results. September 4, 2018. Accessed January 18, 2019.
- ^ "World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
