Vera Nikoli - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Yugoslav middle distance runner

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Vera Nikolic (Serbian Cyrillic: ???? ???????; born 23 September 1948) is a Serbian coach and retired middle-distance runner who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics.
She had her best achievements in the 800 m event, in which she won European titles in 1966 and 1971 and set a world record on 20 July 1968.
She came to the 1968 Olympics as a favorite, but due to the pressure of being the favorite she gave up her semifinal – after leading it for 300 m she suddenly stepped off the track, walked back to the start, sat down and took off her shoes.
She set her personal best in 800 m at the 1972 Olympics, but this was only enough for a fifth place.Nikolic received a Golden Badge of Sport, award for the best athlete of Yugoslavia in 1966.

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