Tomislav Ašković Explained

Tomislav Ašković
Sport:Track, long-distance running
Event:5000 metres, 10,000 metres, marathon
Nationality:Yugoslav
Club:Vojvodina
Birth Date:4 May 1951
Birth Place:Novi Sad, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Pb:5000m

13:47.80[1]
10,000m: 29:26.45[2]
Marathon: 2:15:27

Coach:Radovan Silaški[3]

Tomislav Ašković (born May 4, 1951) is a former distance runner who competed for Yugoslavia at the 1986 European Athletics Championships and the 1987 Mediterranean Games in the marathon.

Running career

In 1979, Ašković won the "Liberation of Ludbreg Race" in Ludbreg, finishing ahead of runner-up Marjan Krempl who would later become a successful marathoner.[4] On July 8, 1980, he ran his personal best in the 5000 meters in 13:47.80, finishing in sixth place at the Rosicky Memorial track meet at Stadion Evžena Rošického.[5]

Ašković ran the 1986 New York City Marathon, where he finished in 25th place in a time of 2:18:27.[6] He finished in 14th place in the men's marathon at the 1986 European Athletics Championships in a time of 2:15:27. On June 7, 1987, he won the Novi Sad Marathon in 2:14:30, although the course was short according to the Association of Road Racing Statisticians.[7] He finished in fifth place in the men's marathon at the 1987 Mediterranean Games.

Later career

In 1995, Ašković and Branislav Petrović started a magazine called YU-Maraton. After nine issues, the magazine was discontinued after 1997.[8] He started an athletics club in Žabljak, but by 2012 the club was disbanded due to lack of interest.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tomislav AŠKOVIĆ - Profile. World Athletics.
  2. Web site: Runner profile: Tomislav Askovic. Association of Road Racing Statisticians.
  3. Web site: AK "Vojvodina" od nastanka do danas. Velimir Ilić and Ferenc Kamasi. ATLETSKI KLUB VOJVODINA. September 2014. November 4, 2018.
  4. Web site: Tomislav Ašković -pobjednik. Varaždinske vijesti. Serbo-Croatian. November 11, 1979.
  5. https://more.arrs.run/race/36965
  6. https://results.nyrr.org/event/861102/finishers
  7. https://more.arrs.run/race/53684
  8. https://klub100maratona.wordpress.com/2010/12/20/grip/
  9. Web site: Žabljak: Već dvije decenije ulaganja u sport svedena na minimum. Vijesti. Obrad Pješivac. Serbian. August 22, 2012.