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Nenad Stekić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Стекић) (born 7 March 1951 in Belgrade) is a retired Serbian and Yugoslav long jumper, best known for his two silver medals at the European Championships. His personal best was 8.45 metres, was a European record, achieved in July 1975 in Montreal. In the seam yaeras, he was declared the best athlete of Yugoslavia in choice of newspapers Sport. He was a member of AK Crvena Zvezda, where he spent entire carrier.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing Yugoslavia 1974 European Championships Rome, Italy 2nd 1975 Universiade Rome, Italy 2nd Mediterranean Games Algiers, Algeria 1st 1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 6th 1977 Universiade Sofia, Bulgaria 1st 1978 European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 2nd 1979 Mediterranean Games Split, Yugoslavia 1st 8.21 m CR 1980 European Indoor Championships Sindelfingen, West Germany 2nd Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 30th 1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 5th 1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 14th See also
- Serbian records in athletics
External links
- IAAF profile for Nenad Stekić
- sports-reference
Awards Preceded by
Mate ParlovThe Best Athlete of Yugoslavia
1974Succeeded by
Matija LjubekSporting positions Preceded by
Arnie RobinsonMen's Long Jump Best Year Performance
1975Succeeded by
Arnie RobinsonPreceded by
Arnie RobinsonMen's Long Jump Best Year Performance
1977–1978Succeeded by
Larry Myricks
Mediterranean Champions in Men's Long Jump 1949: Antonio Siddi (ITA) • 1951: Boris Brnad (YUG) • 1955: Luigi Ulivelli (ITA) • 1959: Ali Brakchi (FRA) • 1963: Luis Felipe Areta (ESP) • 1967: Miljenko Rak (YUG) • 1971: Jack Pani (FRA) • 1975: Nenad Stekić (YUG) • 1979: Nenad Stekić (YUG) • 1983: Dimitrios Delifotis (GRE) • 1987: Dimitrios Chatzopoulos (GRE) • 1991: Konstadinos Koukodimos (GRE) • 1993: Spyridon Vasdekis (GRE) • 1997: Gregor Cankar (SLO) • 2001: Siniša Ergotić (CRO) • 2005: Salim Sdiri (FRA) • 2009: Salim Sdiri (FRA)
Categories:- 1951 births
- Long jumpers
- Serbian athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Yugoslavia
- Living people
- People from Belgrade
- European athletics biography stubs
- Serbian sportspeople stubs
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