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Vera Nikolić

Vera Nikolić
Vera Nikolić 1972.jpg
Personal information
Born 23 September 1948 (1948-09-23) (age 68)
Grabovica, Yugoslavia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800 m, 1500 m
Club Morava Cuprija
Dynamo Zagreb
Coached by Leo Lang
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 800 m – 1:59.62 (1972)
1500 m – 4:12.7 (1972)

Vera Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вера Николић; born 23 September 1948) is a Serbian coach and retired middle-distance runner who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. She had her best achievements in the 800 m event, in which she won European titles in 1966 and 1971 and set a world record on 20 July 1968. She came to the 1968 Olympics as a favorite, but due to the pressure of being the favorite she gave up her semifinal – after leading it for 300 m she suddenly stepped off the track, walked back to the start, sat down and took off her shoes. She set her personal best in 800 m at the 1972 Olympics, but this was only enough for a fifth place.

Nikolić received a Golden Badge of Sport, award for the best athlete of Yugoslavia in 1966.



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