Petar Šegedin was a Yugoslav

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

 middle distance and long distance runner.

Šegedin won the 3000 m steeplechase silver medal at the 1950 European Athletics Championships. He placed 6th in the same event at the 1948 Summer Olympics

1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...

 in London

London

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. His personal best over 3000 m steeplechase was 8:47.8, set in 1953. He was twice champion of Yugoslavia over 5000 m (1948 and 1950) and set five national records in this event.

Šegedin was a member of AK Partizan

AK Partizan

AK Partizan or Atletski Klub Partizan is an athletics club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is part of the sports society JSD Partizan.-History:The club was founded in 1945, being among the first five clubs of JSD Partizan...

, 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...

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Sources

• Petar Šegedin at sports-reference.com
• European Championships (men)
• Atletski savez Beograda - Atletičari