Mirko Vindiš
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Slovenian |
Born | Ptuj, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | 8 November 1963
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event | Marathon |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | ½ marathon: 1:03:28[1] Marathon: 2:13:39[2] |
Miroslavo ("Mirko") Vindiš (born 8 November 1963 in Ptuj) is a retired long-distance runner from Slovenia, who won the 1988 edition of the Vienna Marathon. He represented Yugoslavia (1988) and Slovenia (1992) in the men's marathon at the Summer Olympics.[3] Vindiš set his personal best of 2:13:39 on 1 November 1987 at the New York Marathon. He also represented Yugoslavia and Slovenia in the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics.[4]
He also ran ultramarathons and was the bronze medallist at the IAU 100 km European Championships in 2001.[5]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1987 | Universiade | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 5th | Marathon | 2:27:42 |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | 14th | Marathon | 2:18:09 | |
1988 | Vienna Marathon | Vienna, Austria | 1st | Marathon | 2:17:25 |
Italian Marathon | Carpi, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:16:28 | |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 12th | Marathon | 2:21:05 |
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1992 | Ferrara Marathon | Ferrara, Italy | 1st | Marathon | 2:17:29 |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 40th | Marathon | 2:21:03 | |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 19th | Marathon | 2:23:31 |
1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | — | Marathon | DNF |
References
[edit]- ^ "Runner profile: Mirko Vindis". Association of Road Racing Statisticians.
- ^ "Mirko VINDIŠ - Athlete Profile". IAAF.
- ^ Miroslavo ("Mirko") Vindiš. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-05-07.
- ^ Mirko Vindiš at World Athletics
- ^ IAU 100 Kilometres European Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-07.
Categories:
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ptuj
- Yugoslav male long-distance runners
- Slovenian male long-distance runners
- Yugoslav male marathon runners
- Slovenian male marathon runners
- Slovenian ultramarathon runners
- Olympic athletes for Slovenia
- Olympic athletes for Yugoslavia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Male ultramarathon runners
- Slovenian athletics biography stubs
- Yugoslav athletics biography stubs