Ismail Mačev

Ismail Mačev
Personal information
Born(1960-01-03)3 January 1960
Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia
Died21 January 2019(2019-01-21) (aged 59)
Belgrade, Serbia
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
400 metres
ClubCrvena Zvezda
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place1987 Zagreb4x400m relay
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place1987 Latakia400m
Silver medal – second place1991 Athens4x400m relay

Ismail Mačev (Macedonian: Исмаил Мачев; 3 January 1960 – 21 January 2019) was a Macedonian sprinter who competed for Yugoslavia in the 400 metres. He took part in the 1988 Summer Olympics as well as two World Championships. In addition, he won a silver medal at the 1987 Mediterranean Games.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Yugoslavia
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 10th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:08.44
1983 Mediterranean Games Casablanca, Morocco 6th 400 m 46.27
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 4th (sf) 400 m 47.78
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 22nd (h) 400 m 47.52
1987 European Indoor Championships Liévin, France 12th (sf) 400 m 48.15
Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 6th 400 m 46.17
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.95
World Championships Rome, Italy 29th (qf) 400 m 46.54
10th (sf) 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.30
Mediterranean Games Latakia, Syria 2nd 400 m 46.23
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 20th (h) 400 m 46.37
5th (sf) 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.59
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.46
1991 Mediterranean Games Athens, Greece 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.74
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 4th 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.32

Personal bests

Outdoors

Indoors

Death

Mačev died of lung cancer on 21 January 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia.

References

  1. ↑ Ismail Mačev at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ SD Crvena Zvezda (22 January 2019). "ИН МЕМОРИАМ – ИСМАИЛ МАКИ МАЧЕВ" (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 January 2019. После дуге и тешке болести упокојио се легендарни четристометраш, члан најбрже беле штафете и тренер атлетског клуба Црвена звезда – Исмаил Маки Мачев.
  3. ↑ "In memoriam: Ismail Mačev". Atlex – Serbian Athletics (in Serbian). Atlex. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019. Posle duge i teške bolesti, u 59. godini života napustio nas je Ismail Mačev. Legenda Jugoslovenske atletike, više od dve godine se borio sa rakom pluća. I ako je u jednom trenutku izgledalo da je Maki pobedio i u ovoj trci, opaka bolest se vratila posle nekoliko meseci.