Olivera Jevtić

Olivera Jevtić
Оливера Јевтић

Personal information
Nickname(s)	Olja
Nationality	Serbian
Born	(1977-07-24) 24 July 1977 Titovo Užice, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Residence	Užice
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	52.0 kg (115 lb; 8.19 st)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	5000m, 10000m, Half Marathon, Marathon, Cross country running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5000m: 15:11.25 10000m: 31:29.6 Half Marathon: 1:09:18 Marathon: 2:25:23
Medal record Competitor for Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro / Serbia European Championships Silver 2006 Gothenburg Marathon European Cross Country Championships Bronze 1997 Oeiras Senior race Bronze 1999 Velenje Senior race Bronze 2000 Malmö Senior race Bronze 2006 San Giorgio su Legnano Senior race Mediterranean Games Bronze 1997 Bari 10.000 m Silver 2001 Tunis 10.000 m Bronze 2001 Tunis 5.000 m Bronze 2005 Almería Half Marathon Bronze 2005 Almería 10.000 m Silver 2009 Pescara 10.000 m European U23 Championships Gold 1997 Turku 10.000 m Gold 1999 Gothenburg 10.000 m Bronze 1999 Gothenburg 5.000 m World Junior Championships Silver 1996 Sydney 5.000 m European Junior Championships Silver 1995 Nyiregyhaza 3.000 m Bronze 1995 Nyiregyhaza 5.000 m

Olivera Jevtić (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливера Јевтић, born July 24, 1977) is a Serbian long-distance runner.

Biography

Jevtić was born in Titovo Užice, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, now Užice, Serbia. She is based in her native city, coached by Slavoljub"Slavko"Kuzmanović, and she competes for the running club "Mladost". Jevtić holds the Serbian marathon record of 2:25:23, which she established at the Rotterdam Marathon in 2003.

She won the silver medal in the marathon at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Jevtić was selected as young athlete of the year of 1996. In 2006 she was awarded Golden Badge of Sport, award for the sportperson of the Year in Serbia, and the same year, and the 1998 and 1999 was declared the best sportswoman by the Olympic Committee of Serbia and Yugoslavia.

She won the women's race at the Balkan Cross Country Championships in March 2011.

Jevtić was stripped of third place in 2002 New York City Marathon after testing positive for the banned drug ephedrine. Her favorite song is Modern Talking - You Can Win If You Want.

Results

• 2010 European Championship marathon 4th place
• 2009 Saint Silvester Road Race 2nd place
• 2009 Sarajevo Half marathon 1st place
• 2009 Belgrade Half Marathon 1st place
• 2009 Podgorica Marathon 1st place
• 2008 Belgrade Half Marathon 1st place
• 2007 Porto Half Marathon 2nd place
• 2006 Boston Marathon 7th place
• 2006 European Championship marathon silver medal
• 2005 Saint Silvester Marathon 1st place
• 2004 Boston Marathon 3rd place
• 2004 Olympic Games marathon 6th place
• 2003 New York City Marathon 9th place
• 2003 World Championship marathon 8th place
• 2003 Amsterdam Marathon 1st place
• 2002 New York City Marathon 3rd place (debut and DSQ)
• 2002 New York City Mini Marathon 4th place
• 2001 World Half Marathon Championships 7th place
• 1998 Saint Silvester Marathon 1st place
• 1998 European Championship 10,000 m fourth
• 1998 European Championship 5,000 m fourth
• 1996 Junior World Championship 5,000 m silver medal

See also

• Serbian records in athletics
• Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• 74th Saint Silvester Marathon

External links

• IAAF profile for Olivera Jevtić

Awards
Preceded by Vladan Marković	The Best Young Athlete of Yugoslavia 1996	Succeeded by Saša Stolić
Preceded by Danilo Ikodinović (Serbia and Montenegro)	The Best Athlete of Serbia 2006	Succeeded by Novak Djokovic