Biljana Topić

Biljana Topić
Personal information
Birth name	Biljana Mitrović
Nationality	Serbian
Born	17 October 1977 (age 47); Šabac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	60.0 kg (132.3 lb; 9.45 st)
Sport
Country	Serbia
Sport	Track and field
Event	Triple Jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Outdoor: 14.56 m; Indoor: 14.37 m
Medal record
World Athletics Final

Biljana Topić née Mitrović, (Serbian Cyrillic: Биљана Топић Митровић, born 17 October 1977) is a Serbian former track and field athlete and a current National record holder in both indoor and outdoor triple jump and as part of the 4 × 100 m relay national team. She achieved her best results in triple jump, having switched from sprint disciplines in which she had competed early in her career. She competed at three Olympic Games (4 × 100 m relay in 2000 and triple jump in 2008 and 2012).

Career

Topić competed at 2008 Summer Olympics, where she was 4 centimeters short of making the final. She also competed in two World Championships, one World Indoor Championship and two European Indoor Championships. Her best results were all achieved in 2009 — silver medal with new national record of 14.56 m at IAAF World Athletics Final, fourth place with then national record of 14.52 m in World Championships, and fourth place in European Indoor Championships.

Topić is the current holder of Serbian national records in both indoor and outdoor triple jump and as part of the 4 × 100 m relay national team.

Personal bests

Outdoor

Event	Performance	Date	Location	Notes
Triple Jump	14.56 m	September 13, 2009	Thessaloniki, Greece	NR

Indoor

Event	Performance	Date	Location	Notes
Triple Jump	14.37 m	March 8, 2009	Turin, Italy	NR

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Yugoslavia
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	23rd (qf)	200 m	24.72 (wind: -3.1 m/s)
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	9th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:44.34
1997	Universiade	Catania, Italy	20th (qf)	200 m	24.42
1997	Universiade	Catania, Italy	20th (h)	400 m	55.15
1999	European U23 Championships	Göteborg, Sweden	15th (h)	200 m	24.04 (wind: 0.1 m/s)
			—	400 m	DQ
			10th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:37.10
Representing Serbia
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	12th (q)	Triple jump	13.97 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	13th (q)	Triple jump	14.14 m
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	4th	Triple jump	14.37 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	4th	Triple jump	14.52 m
	World Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	2nd	Triple jump	14.56 m
2011	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	10th (q)	Triple jump	13.93 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	10th	Triple jump	14.03 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	25th	Triple jump	13.66

Personal life

Her husband is famous Serbian former high jumper and national record holder Dragutin Topić, who was also her personal trainer. Their daughter, Angelina Topić is the current European U18 high jump champion and also holds the national record in high jump.^[1]

References

^ "Topic equals world U18 high jump best with 1.96m at Serbian Championships". European Athletics. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

External links

Biljana Topić at World Athletics
Biljana Topić at European Athletics
Biljana Topić at Olympedia (archive)
Biljana Topić at Olympics.com
Biljana Topić at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (former profile) (in Serbian)

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[1] "Topic equals world U18 high jump best with 1.96m at Serbian Championships". European Athletics. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

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