| Dragan Zdravković | |
| Sport: | Track |
| Event: | 1500 meters, mile |
| Nationality: | Yugoslav Serbian |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Senjski Rudnik, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Pb: | 800m 1:48.34[1] |
Dragan Zdravković (born 16 December 1959, in Senjski Rudnik) is a Serbian former middle-distance runner. He represented Yugoslavia in international competition from the late 1970s to 1980s, and was a finalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2] Zdravković holds multiple outdoor and indoor Serbian records in athletics.
Zdravković initially practiced football as a youngster in Ćuprija, until a school teacher, Aleksandar "Aca" Petrović, suggested that he begin training athletics.[3] Zdravković's youth coaches emphasized gymnastics as a complement to his running workouts.[3] At the age of 21 he made his Olympic debut at the 1980 Summer Olympics. In the men's 1500 meters, he progressed through the qualifying heat and semi-final rounds, but finished last in the finals. In spite of this, he was particularly happy to race with Steve Ovett:
On 6 March 1983 Zdravković won the men's men's 3000 meters at the European Indoor Championships. On 15 July 1983 he won the men's 1500 meters in 3:35.28 (min:sec) at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in an upset over Sebastian Coe.[4]
He had qualified for the 1984 Summer Olympics, but the Athletics Federation of Yugoslavia had a sportswear contract with Adidas, and after not changing his sportswear to Adidas, Zdravković was taken off the Yugoslavian 1984 Olympic team.[3]
| 1979 | Mediterranean Games | Split, Yugoslavia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:41.22 |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 9th | 1500 m | ||
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 9th | 1500 m | 3:42.44 | |
| 1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | 3000 m | ||
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | 1500 m | |||
| 1985 | Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:46.78 |