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Vera Nikolić

1948 - 2021

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vera Nikolić has received more than 43,291 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Vera Nikolić is the 665th most popular athlete (down from 354th in 2019), the 258th most popular biography from Serbia (down from 206th in 2019) and the most popular Serbian Athlete.

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  • 1.90

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vera Nikolić ranks 665 out of 6,025. Before her are Leonid Spirin, Pino Dordoni, Marc Wright, Patrick Leahy, Konrad Stäheli, and Anne-Marie Colchen. After her are Sven Thofelt, Anatoly Khrapaty, Anatoly Mikhaylov, Mariya Petkova, Norma Croker, and Adalberts Bubenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Vera Nikolić ranks 442. Before her are Jovan Aćimović, George W. Casey Jr., Galina Prozumenshchikova, Richard Dembo, Alex Ribeiro, and Dave Cowens. After her are James Nachtwey, Jozef Čapkovič, Johan De Muynck, Big John Studd, Patrick Moraz, and Kenney Jones. Among people deceased in 2021, Vera Nikolić ranks 388. Before her are Aleksandar Shalamanov, Bernard Lown, Bobby Unser, Ramsey Clark, Lothar Metz, and Francesco Morini. After her are Mauro Bellugi, István Csom, Kees de Jager, Fausta Morganti, Lee Wan-koo, and Modibo Keita.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Vera Nikolić ranks 258 out of 661. Before her are Dušan Tadić (1988), Milorad B. Protić (1911), Josef von Báky (1902), Jovan Aćimović (1948), Vladislav Bogićević (1950), and Miloš Teodosić (1987). After her are Marko Pantelić (1978), Branislav Sekulić (1906), Mihailo Petrović (1957), Vlade Divac (1968), Szilárd Bogdánffy (1911), and Zoltán Beke (1911).

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Among ATHLETES In Serbia

Among athletes born in Serbia, Vera Nikolić ranks 1. After her are Zvonimir Vujin (1943), Mirko Sandić (1942), Nenad Stekić (1951), Dragutin Topić (1971), Uroš Marović (1946), Thủy Nguyên district (null), Ivana Španović (1990), Jasna Šekarić (1965), Slavko Obadov (1948), Filip Filipović (1987), and Igor Milanović (1965).

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