Biljana Topić | |
Birth Name: | Biljana Mitrović |
Nationality: | Serbian |
Sport: | Track and field |
Event: | Triple Jump |
Birth Date: | 1977 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Šabac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
Weight: | 60kg (130lb) |
Pb: | Outdoor: 14.56 m Indoor: 14.37 m |
Biljana Topić Mitrović, (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).
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.
Representing | |||||
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1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 23rd (qf) | 200 m | 24.72 (wind: -3.1 m/s) |
9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:44.34 | |||
1997 | Universiade | Catania, Italy | 20th (qf) | 200 m | 24.42 |
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 | |||||
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 12th (q) | Triple jump | 13.97 m |
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 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.56 m |
2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 10th (q) | Triple jump | 13.93 m |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 10th | Triple jump | 14.03 m | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 25th | Triple jump | 13.66 |
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]