Slobodan Popović

Slobodan Popović

Personal information
Born	(1961-09-28) 28 September 1961 Inđija, 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

Slobodan Popović (Cyrillic: Слободан Поповић; born 28 September 1962 in Inđija) is a Serbian former middle distance runner competing primarily 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
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	19th (h)	800 m	1:48.68
			7th	4x400 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
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	7th	800 m	1:45.07
			10th (sf)	4x400 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)	4x400 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	4x400 m relay	3:02.46
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	12th (h)	800 m	1:46.89
Representing International Olympic Committee
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

• All-Athletics profile