Vera Nikolić
Vera Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Вера Николић; 23 September 1948 – 28 June 2021) was a Serbian middle-distance runner, who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, and later coach. 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, 2:00.5, on 20 July 1968 holding it until 11 July 1971. 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 for the 800 m in the heats at 1972 Olympics before finishing fifth in the final.Nikolić received a Golden Badge of ''Sport'', award for the best athlete of Yugoslavia in 1966. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Ana Marić, Ivan Špelić, Tena Radočaj, Zoran Vidović, Tamara Kanjuh, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Marina Piria, Vera Nikolić, Dubravka Škraba Jurlina, Danilo Mrdak, Predrag SimonovićGet access
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