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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Yugoslav |
| Born | May 4, 1951 Novi Sad, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track, long-distance running |
| Event(s) | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, marathon |
| Club | Vojvodina |
| Coached by | Radovan Silaški[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 5000m: 13:47.80[2] 10,000m: 29:26.45[3] Marathon: 2:15:27[2] |
Running career
editIn 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
editIn 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]
References
edit- ^ Velimir Ilić and Ferenc Kamasi (September 2014). "AK "Vojvodina" od nastanka do danas". ATLETSKI KLUB VOJVODINA. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ a b "Tomislav AŠKOVIĆ - Profile". World Athletics.
- ^ "Runner profile: Tomislav Askovic". Association of Road Racing Statisticians.
- ^ "Tomislav Ašković -pobjednik". Varaždinske vijesti (in Serbo-Croatian). November 11, 1979.
- ^ [1] Association of Road Racing Statisticians - Race profile: Rosicky Memorial. July 8, 1980.
- ^ [2] NYC Marathon 1986. NYRR. November 2, 1986.
- ^ [3] Association of Road Racing Statisticians - Race profile: Novi Sad Marathon. "Unacceptable for records or rankings. Short course." June 7, 1987.
- ^ [4] Klub 100 Maratona. December 20, 2010. Accessed November 4, 2018.
- ^ Obrad Pješivac (August 22, 2012). "Žabljak: Već dvije decenije ulaganja u sport svedena na minimum". Vijesti (in Serbian).