Aca Stanković

Aleksandar "Aca" Stanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Станковић; born August 17, 1967 in Belgrade) is Serbian track and field athlete who competed in the pole vault.

Starting very late with sports, Stanković managed to be Yugoslavian junior runner-up in pole vault and decathlon. He was well known as the last pole vault champion of former Yugoslavia, won in 1991 in Sarajevo (now capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina). Croatian competitors didn't show, demonstrating protest against war that started on their territory.

Competition record

Stanković was three-time Yugoslav champion:[1]

  1. 1991 Sarajevo-Bosnia and Hercegovina (4.60 m)
  2. 1994 Belgrade Shortend Yugoslavia (4.70 m)
  3. 1996 Belgrade (4.70 m)

Personal bests

Best results:

Latest results:

References

  1. Yugoslavian championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-12-10.



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