Tomislav Ašković

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.

Tomislav Ašković
Personal information
NationalityYugoslav
Born (1951-05-04) May 4, 1951
Novi Sad, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Sport
SportTrack, long-distance running
Event(s)5000 metres, 10,000 metres, marathon
ClubVojvodina
Coached byRadovan 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

In 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

In 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
  1. Velimir Ilić and Ferenc Kamasi (September 2014). "AK "Vojvodina" od nastanka do danas". ATLETSKI KLUB VOJVODINA. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  2. "Tomislav AŠKOVIĆ - Profile". World Athletics.
  3. "Runner profile: Tomislav Askovic". Association of Road Racing Statisticians.
  4. "Tomislav Ašković -pobjednik". Varaždinske vijesti (in Serbo-Croatian). November 11, 1979.
  5. Association of Road Racing Statisticians - Race profile: Rosicky Memorial. July 8, 1980.
  6. NYC Marathon 1986. NYRR. November 2, 1986.
  7. Association of Road Racing Statisticians - Race profile: Novi Sad Marathon. "Unacceptable for records or rankings. Short course." June 7, 1987.
  8. Klub 100 Maratona. December 20, 2010. Accessed November 4, 2018.
  9. Obrad Pješivac (August 22, 2012). "Žabljak: Već dvije decenije ulaganja u sport svedena na minimum". Vijesti (in Serbian).
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