Biljana Topić
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| Birth name | Biljana Mitrović | |||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||
| Born |
17 October 1977 Šabac, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | |||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 60.0 kg (132.3 lb; 9.45 st) | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||
| Event(s) | Triple Jump | |||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
Outdoor: 14.56 m | |||||||||
Medal record
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Biljana Topić née Mitrović, (Serbian Cyrillic: Биљана Топић, born on October 17, 1977 in Šabac, Yugoslavia, now Serbia) is a retired Serbian triple jumper.
Career
Biljana competed at the 2008 Olympic Games where she was 4 centimetres short of making the 2008 Olympic final. She also appeared on two World Championships, one World Indoor Championship and two European Indoor Championships. Her best results were fourth places on 2009 World Championships and 2009 European Indoor Championships.
Both outdoor and indoor she is current holder of Serbian national records in Triple Jump with her personal best jumps.
Personal bests
Outdoor
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Indoor
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Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Yugoslavia | |||||
| 1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 23rd (qf) | 200m | 24.72 (wind: -3.1 m/s) |
| 9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:44.34 | |||
| 1999 | European U23 Championships | Göteborg, Sweden | 15th (h) | 200m | 24.04 (wind: 0.1 m/s) |
| — | 400m | DQ | |||
| 10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.10 | |||
Representing  Serbia | |||||
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 12th (q) | Triple jump | 13.97 m |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 13th (q) | Triple jump | 14.14 m | |
| 2009 | European Indoor Championships | Turin, Italy | 4th | Triple jump | 14.37 m |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 4th | Triple jump | 14.52 m | |
| World Final | Thessaloniki, Greece | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.56 m | |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 10th (q) | Triple jump | 13.93 m |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 10th | Triple jump | 14.03 m | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 25th | Triple jump | 13.66 |
Personal life
Her husband is famous Serbian high jumper Dragutin Topić who is also her personal trainer.
See also
References
External links
- Biljana Topić profile at IAAF
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