Biljana Petrovic
Biljana Petrović (born Bojović ; Serbian - Cyrillic Биљана Петровић (рођена Бојовић) ; born February 28, 1961 in Kraljevo , Yugoslavia ) is a former Yugoslav high jumper .
In 1983 and 1987 she won silver at the Mediterranean Games . At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, she was eliminated from the qualification.
In 1989 she was fourth at the European Indoor Championships in The Hague and at the World Indoor Championships in Budapest . The following year her greatest success followed with the silver medal at the European Championships in Split .
In 1991 she was tested positive for doping substances during a competition control and was banned for two years.
Overall, she was five times Yugoslav champion outdoors (1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990) and once indoors (1987).
Personal best
- High jump: 2.00 m, June 22, 1990, Saint-Denis
- Hall: 1.94 m, March 5, 1989, Budapest
Web links
- Biljana Petrovic in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Biljana Petrović in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ↑ Los Angeles Times : Newswire: Track and Field . September 13, 1991
- ^ Gbrathletics: Yugoslavian Championships
- ↑ gbrathletics Yugoslavian Indoor Championships
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petrović, Biljana |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bojović, Biljana; Петровић, Биљана (Serbian); Бојовић, Биљана (maiden name Serbian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav high jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kraljevo , Yugoslavia |