Dragutin Topic
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Dragutin Topić is a Serbia
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, three weeks before his win at European Championships
. In the same year Topić received the golden badge award for best athlete of Yugoslavia
. Topic has set five national records, and claimed four national titles
for Yugoslavia in the men's high jump event. He was a member of AK Crvena zvezda
where he spent almost entire carrier.
Topić still competes as of 2011, and has one of the longest careers in high-level high jump, since he holds not only World junior record with 2.37, but also World masters record for the ages over 35 (2.31, set in 2009), and over 40 years of age (2.24, set in 2011).
Topić tested positive for norandrosterone on February 2, 2001 at a meet in Wuppertal
and was banned for two years.
He has competed at five Olympic Games between 1992 and 2008, as well as at seven World Championships.
er Biljana Topić
. He is also her personal trainer.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
er.
Career
He is a World junior record holder with 2.37 when he won World Junior Championships 19901990 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 3rd World Junior Championships in Athletics was the 1990 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com...
, three weeks before his win at European Championships
1990 European Championships in Athletics
The 15th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 August to 2 September 1990 in Split, a city in Croatia .It was the last participation of East Germany ....
. In the same year Topić received the golden badge award for best athlete of Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
. Topic has set five national records, and claimed four national titles
National champions High Jump (men)
Below a list of all national champions in the Men's High Jump event in track and field from several countries since 1980.- Argentina:*1980: Fernando Pastoriza*1981: Oscar Baronetto*1982: Carlos Gambetta*1983: Fernando Pastoriza...
for Yugoslavia in the men's high jump event. He was a member of AK Crvena zvezda
AK Crvena Zvezda
AK Crvena zvezda is an athletic club from Belgrade, Serbia. It is part of the sports society SD Crvena zvezda.- Men :* National Championships :...
where he spent almost entire carrier.
Topić still competes as of 2011, and has one of the longest careers in high-level high jump, since he holds not only World junior record with 2.37, but also World masters record for the ages over 35 (2.31, set in 2009), and over 40 years of age (2.24, set in 2011).
Topić tested positive for norandrosterone on February 2, 2001 at a meet in Wuppertal
Wuppertal
Wuppertal is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in and around the Wupper river valley, and is situated east of the city of Düsseldorf and south of the Ruhr area. With a population of approximately 350,000, it is the largest city in the Bergisches Land...
and was banned for two years.
He has competed at five Olympic Games between 1992 and 2008, as well as at seven World Championships.
Outdoor
| Event | Performance | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | 2.38 m | August 1, 1993 | Belgrade Belgrade Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe... |
Indoor
| Event | Performance | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | 2.35 m | March 10, 1996 | Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
Achievements
| 1990 | World Junior Championships 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 3rd World Junior Championships in Athletics was the 1990 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.-Men:-Women:-Medals table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com... |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 1st | 2.37 m |
| 1990 | European Championships 1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's High Jump These are the official results of the Men's high jump event at the 1990 European Championships in Split, Yugoslavia. There were a total number of 24 participating athletes... |
Split Split (city) Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and... , Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century.... |
1st | 2.34 m |
| 1991 | World Championships 1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's High Jump These are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Sunday September 1, 1991.... |
Tokyo, Japan | 9th | 2.28 m |
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships 1992 European Indoor Championships in Athletics The 22nd European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Genoa, a city in Italy, in 1992. This was the first indoor championship which was the start of the new two year cycle for the games.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:... |
Genoa, Italy | 3rd | 2.29 m |
| Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump These are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 43 participating athletes... |
Barcelona, Spain | 9th | 2.28 m | |
| 1994 | European Championships 1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's High Jump These are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes.-Final:-Qualification:-See also:* 1988 Men's Olympic High Jump... |
Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
5th | 2.31 m |
| 1995 | World Championships 1995 World Championships in Athletics - Men's High Jump These are the official results of the Men's High Jump event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 35 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Tuesday August 8, 1995.... |
Gothenburg, Sweden | 8th | 2.25 m |
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships 1996 European Indoor Championships in Athletics The 24th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at the Globe Arena, Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden from Friday, 8 March to Sunday, 10 March 1996.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:... |
Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | 2.35 m |
| Olympic Games Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump These are the official results of the men's high jump event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 38 competitors, with one non-starter.-Medalists:-Records:... |
Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
4th | 2.32 m | |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from March 7 to March 9, 1997. It was the first athletic championships to introduce women's pole vault... |
Paris, France | 3rd | 2.32 m |
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships 2000 European Indoor Athletics Championships The 26th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from Friday, 25 February to Sunday, 27 February 2000 in Ghent, Belgium.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Key:-Participating nations:... |
Ghent, Belgium | 3rd | 2.34 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's High Jump The Men's High Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 20 and August 22.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:... |
Athens, Greece | 10th | 2.29 m |
| 2005 | World Championships 2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's High Jump The Men's High Jump event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 12 and August 14.-Medalists:-Heat 1:1. Dragutin Topic, Serbia and Montenegro 2.27m q... |
Helsinki, Finland | 9th | 2.25 m |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Men's High Jump -Medalists:-Qualification:Qualification rule: qualification standar 2.30m or at least best 8 qualified-Final:... |
Valencia, Spain | 6th | 2.27 m |
Personal life
His wife is Serbian triple jumpTriple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
er Biljana Topić
Biljana Topic
Biljana Topić is a Serbian triple jumper.-Career:She competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final...
. He is also her personal trainer.
See also
- Serbian records in athleticsSerbian records in athleticsThe following are the national records in athletics in Serbia maintained by its national athletics federation: Atletski Savez Srbije .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratifiedht = hand timing-External links:* *...
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences