Siniša Ergotić

Siniša Ergotić (born 14 September 1968) is a Croatian long jumper.

Siniša Ergotić
Personal information
Born (1968-09-14) 14 September 1968
Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Croatia
European Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place2002 MunichLong Jump
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2001 RadèsLong Jump

He won the gold medal the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis and the silver medal at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics in Munich. He has competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, without reaching the finals.

His personal best jump is 8.23 metres, achieved in June 2002 in Zagreb.

As of 2011, Ergotić is the director of the Croatia national athletics team and is also the president of the Croatian Athletics Federation.[1][2]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Yugoslavia
1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 13th Long jump 7.31 m
1989 Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 17th (q) Long jump 7.48 m
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 9th Long jump 7.83 m (0.0 m/s)
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 15th (q) Long jump 7.58 m
Representing  Croatia
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 19th Long jump 7.52 m
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 19th (q) Long jump 7.49 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 40th (h) 100 m 10.80 (+0.3 m/s)
26th (q) Long jump 7.55 m (+0.1 m/s)
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 19th (q) Long jump 7.85 m
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 15th Long jump 7.61 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States – Long jump NM
1997 Mediterranean Games Bari, Italy 6th Long jump 7.74 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 29th (q) Long jump 7.57 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 29th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.87 s
36th (q) Long jump 7.53 m
2001 Mediterranean Games Radès, Tunisia 1st Long jump 8.08 m
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 21st (q) Long jump 7.59 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 2nd Long jump 8.00 m
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 8th (q) Long jump 7.83 m
World Championships Paris, France 14th (q) Long jump 7.87 m
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 24th (q) Long jump 7.45 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 26th (q) Long jump 7.77 m

References
  1. Ilic, Igor (27 June 2011). "European champion Perkovic faces suspension for failed drugs test". in.reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  2. Gabrovec, Gordan (26 June 2011). "Sandra Perković bit će suspendirana na šest mjeseci!". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 1 August 2011.


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