Željko Knapić

Željko Knapić
Personal information
Born (1957-03-26) 26 March 1957
Čakovec, Yugoslavia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
400 metres
ClubAK Sloboda Varaždin
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place1979 Split4x400m relay
Bronze medal – third place1983 Casablanca400m

Željko Knapić (born 26 March 1957) is a retired Croatian sprinter who represented former Yugoslavia in the 400 metres.[1] He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 400 metres relay without qualifying for the final. In addition, he won two medals at the Mediterranean Games. He still holds Croatian records in the 200 and 400 metres.[2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Yugoslavia
1975 European Junior Championships Athens, Greece 5th 400 m 47.59
8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:15.2
1977 Universiade Sofia, Bulgaria 10th (sf) 400 m 47.04
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.5
1978 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 4th 400 m 47.83
European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 18th (h) 400 m 47.51
8th 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.9
1979 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 7th (sf) 400 m 47.72
Mediterranean Games Split, Yugoslavia 4th 400 m 46.42
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.33
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 7th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.3
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 4th 400 m 47.46
European Championships Athens, Greece 7th 400 m 46.20
10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.44
1983 Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco 3rd 400 m 45.95
4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.00
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 23rd (h) 400 m 47.81
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.27
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 18th (h) 400 m 48.54
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 10th (sf) 400 m 47.56

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ↑ Željko Knapić at World Athletics
  2. ↑ "Željko Knapić Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
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